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Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... Super members will be able to invest their retirement savings in a new indexed option, Thrifty. The new option is in response to member feedback for a lower cost option, according to the fund. "At Qantas Super we wanted to cater for our fee-conscious ...

Co-portfolio manager departs Ausbil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... Willoughby-Thomas will be leaving the manager, but his fellow co-portfolio manager Arden Jennings will be staying on. In response, Ausbil deputy head of equities research Andrew Peros has been shuffled to co-portfolio manager of Ausbil MicroCap Fund ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... yet, Yasutoshi Nishimura - Japan's economic revitalisation minister and head of the government's coronavirus response - hinted at declaring another state of emergency. "If necessary, we should not hesitate to declare a state of emergency and ...

Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume introduced The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Bill 2021 in parliament on June 24. Otherwise known as the Better Advice Bill, the proposed ...

Virtual company meetings to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... AGMs to be allowed until November 2020 but extended it to March 2020. This was set in Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No. 3) 2020, which expired on March 21. Back in March, ASIC said it was taking a "no action" position on ...

Real estate AUM recovers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... "Australian asset managers' real estate AUM held up well in the face of the pandemic, thanks in part to Australia's effective response to COVID-19 and the subsequent economic rebound, but also importantly reflecting the Australian real estate sector's ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

ASIC takes on NAB for fee-for-no service breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... customer officer of consumer banking and wealth Andrew Hagger and general manager of advice partnerships Ross Barnwell. In response to Archibald's testimony, NAB's legal defence said the bank accepts that it must pay a "substantial pecuniary ...

Industry mixed on YFYS

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Industry bodies have varied responses to the passing of the Your Future, Your Super reforms with some saying it will lead to worse outcomes for members. The Your Future, Your Super reforms were passed in the Senate yesterday with an amendment that will ...

Calls for Royal Commission into housing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... dearth of skills, institutions, and governance structures to understand the housing system and construct a coherent policy response. In a survey of 87 leading economists and housing experts, 85% said policymakers should pay greater attention to the economic ...