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Woodford flags comeback

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... Woodford has not applied for appropriate permissions to commence regulated activity in the UK. "In taking any decision on whether to authorise a firm, we consider whether it is ready, willing and organised to comply, on a continuing basis, with our requirements ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... details around expenditure, which gives the government power to ban super fund investment or expenditure regardless of whether it is in members' interests. "This is an extraordinary overreach of power with no precedent in this country. his change ...

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... progress and how you stack up against key benchmarks is essential for understanding how your investment is performing and whether you may need to rebalance your portfolio."

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... profit-to-member funds exist. Trustees may have complied with the law but haven't taken into account the next steps by asking whether they are truly delivering a sub-par outcome for members, she said. By way of example, duplicate accounts have proliferated ...

How to attract high net worth clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... an affinity for purposeful brands, advisers will have to communicate their authentic and compassionate understanding - whether it is for a social cause, the community or the environment.

To merge or not to merge?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The question around whether being bigger is better was one of the key points of discussion at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, with MTAA and Aware Super talking mergers. MTAA Super chief Leeanne Turner said that whilst ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... said. He argued that the increase to SG should not be seen as coming for wages, as wages are likely to remain stagnant whether SG stays as it is or goes to 12%. Instead, he said, businesses have been benefiting from an increase in labour productivity ...

Pension fund members incur post-Brexit fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... charged on their January 2021 pension payment by Spain's BBVA and Austria's Bank Austria. The pension fund is investigating whether any other banks have also deducted fees. The UNJSPF has long routed all pension payments to retirees and beneficiaries ...

Lazard restructures Australian business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... Since then, the corporate advisory firm's work has focussed on mergers and acquisitions. Lazard is yet to clarify whether the restructure will mean many job losses at the firm.

PGIM invests in property VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... real estate sector has traditionally been slow to innovate, but forward-thinking owners are now creating real value. "Whether it is better understanding tenant customers through data capture and deep analytics to provide enhanced experiences; using advanced ...