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Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Superannuation trustee chief executives have been advised to operate under the assumption that all their offerings must meet the requirements of the Product Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) legislation. Releasing notes from the inaugural Superannuation ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK pension sector is experiencing similar pressure to that being felt by Australia's super funds, with the pensions regulator asking defined contribution (DC) funds with less than £5 billion in assets being urged to merge. In September last ...

WealthO2 launches adviser app

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
WealthO2 has launched an app for financial advisers and their clients to help them manage their investment and superannuation information. Available on Apple and Android, the app aims to provide advisers and their clients transparency on their holdings ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... take over. Reflecting on his decision to step down, Fairley told Financial Standard he has always agreed with APRA's view that 12 years is the maximum amount of time one should remain on a super fund's board. It's also good timing as the ...

Super funds back carbon startup

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... gaping hole in the analytical toolkit." Aware Super head of responsible investment Liza McDonald added: "At Aware Super we view climate change as the most significant financial risk to our portfolio and to our members' long-term financial future. We ...

Fidelity changes up global equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... the Fidelity Global Equities strategy Under Review. A formal review will be undertaken in the coming weeks and our updated view will be published soon after."

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
We really do see what we want to see and hear what we want to hear... and rationalise accordingly. How else does one explain the US equity market's opposing reaction to the two most important indicators the Fed watches in determining its next policy ...

Mergers push member positivity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... concerned with the potential impact on higher fees and lower returns as well as changes to customer service. "There is a general view that engagement between Australians and their super fund is underwhelming, but our research shows that super fund members ...

Chief economist update: The devil's in the headline US payrolls number details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... market expectations for a nearly one million gain (978,000 to be exact). A repeat of the 'bad news is good news' view that prevailed a month ago. But if you read the BLS's report as diligently as a crime scene investigator, you'll find ...

YFYS on its way to Senate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
The House of Representatives passed hotly-debated Your Future, Your Super bill last night, with Labor getting away with just one of the amendments on its wish list. Best Financial Interest Duty's proposal to give ministers the power to ban superannuation ...