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Adviser sentenced to eight years' prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... found to have breached the trust of his clients, who included unsophisticated investors and intellectually disabled consumers whom he deliberately targeted," ASIC deputy chair Daniel Crennan said. "These vulnerable clients placed their trust in Mr Dick ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... which are supposed to be the most basic that people get defaulted into," Hume said. "We've decided that the best way for consumers to engage with that system is if they can see all of those funds ranked in order of performance as well as fees." She said ...

FPA renews calls for advice definition changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... law rather than add further regulation. "While the recent reforms in regulation play an important role in protecting consumers, there has been an unnecessary level of duplicated red tape that will create a significant regulatory burden with no additional ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... budget is forecasting basically zero real wage growth over the next four years. So, there is not a huge amount to get consumers spending. My concern is that we are putting that business investment cart before the consumption horse. "I would have liked ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... returns is desperately needed and will ensure members get the maximum benefit of the legislated SG increase." Super Consumers Australia was more positive about the reforms, with director Xavier O'Halloran saying the changes would likely leave people ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... laws, which will support the flow of credit to housing, reducing the time and cost associated with accessing credit for consumers. The government acknowledged housing prices have softened as a result of COVID-19 and the move comes as a means to boost ...

ACCC amends consumer data right rules

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... and more businesses joining the consumer data right ecosystem, and delivering increased competition and innovation for consumers and the wider Australian economy," she said. It comes as the ACCC announces a consultation on proposed new consumer data ...

ETFs undermine product comparison: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... confusion: How industry practices undermine product comparisons, written by Ryan Clements, found one of the many gripes consumers face in a saturated market is that naming conventions can be misleading. Many ETFs have the same name - but invest differently ...

Fintech appoints country head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... California and is a data aggregation and analytics platform for financial services. It offers financial wellness insights to consumers and identity verification to financial services businesses among other services. Australia fintechs using Envestnet ...

More clarity on life insurance best interest duty needed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... losses. Laughlin said the sector must offer products that provide more certain outcomes, are more easily understood by consumers with features and prices that better meet their needs. Taskforce recommendations include a review of the law around life ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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