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Pandemic boosts scam complaints

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... AFCA to resolve consumer concerns over the ERS. "Scams were growing before COVID-19 but the pandemic has accelerated this trend," Untersteiner said. The data showed that between 3 March 2020 and 28 February 2021 there were 11,482 COVID-related complaints ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... premiums, some as frequently as twice in one year, blaming increased government regulations. APRA is not ignorant of this trend, observing the premiums per insured member escalated during 2020 and as a result trustees went to tender for insurance arrangements ...

BetaShares eyes expansion with new shareholder

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... very strongly. We started 2020 just shy of $10 billion under management [and] finished 2020 north of $15 billion. I see the trend continuing over the course of next decade," he told Financial Standard. "In addition to that, we are very interested to ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... year, while the retail sector declined 1% to $633.6 billion over the prior period. Corporate funds are also on a downward trend, with assets of $58 billion slowing down by 4% year on year. Public-sector funds increased by 6% to $552.6 billion. There ...

VanEck launches new ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... for infinite clean, green, renewable energy and the inevitable transition away from scarce fossil fuels is a significant trend offering huge investment potential. CLNE will allow investors to leverage that trend in their portfolios," Neiron said. "These ...

Industry fund ups life insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... super," LUCRF Super told members. It's the latest in a long line of super funds increasing premiums in the last 12 months, a trend that is expected to continue throughout 2021; a recent poll of Financial Standard readers found 85% expect group premiums ...

VanEck readies new ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... "The demand for clean, green energy and the inevitable transition away from scarce non-renewable fuels is a global mega-trend offering huge investment potential," Van Eck chief executive Arian Neiron said. "In an Australian first, investors will soon ...

Crypto chosen over defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Investment in cryptocurrencies among investors has surpassed defensive assets such as precious metals, fixed income and annuities, according to new research. Digital asset exchange BTC Markets latest survey of over 2000 investors revealed 12.6% of respondents ...

HUB24 lifts inflows, profit flat

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
The platform provider recorded a significant jump in platform inflows and funds under management while profit remained flat, according to its half-year results. Platform inflows jumped 24% to $3.1 billion on the 12 months prior while funds under management ...

HUB24, Netwealth top platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Investment Trends' latest look at the platforms space has seen HUB24 just inch out Netwealth for the lead when it comes to overall functionality. The 2020 Platform Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis Report sees HUB24 rank first for platform functionality ...