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Scientiam, DASH launch easy fund exit service

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022

Scientiam has partnered with DASH Technology Group to launch a transition service that assists advisers in getting their C and D clients out of underperforming funds. The Scientiam Transition Service, available at no cost until the end of the year ...

CPI poses awkward optics for RBA: Economist

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022

... country complex, but GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller believes that any "difference" wasn't evident in the latest consumer price index (CPI) data. "The big drivers of inflation in the developed world are clearly present in Australia, as well ...

ASIC takes first action over greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022

... products for them, restrictions on how certain sustainably related terms can be used in product names and marketing, consumer-facing disclosures to help demystify key sustainability features of investment product, and requirements for distributors to ...

ANZ told to pay $25m for 20-year failure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022

... them on. The court ruled in ASIC's favour, saying ANZ contravened the ASIC Act, the Corporations Act, and the National Consumer Credit Protection Act. It said ANZ made false or misleading representations to certain customers when it represented that ...

ASIC appeals CFS, CBA decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022

... laws introduced in 2012," deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Conflicted remuneration has the potential to cause significant consumer harm because it can prevent consumers from receiving appropriate advice and financial products free of influence."

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022

... begin budget repair," the strategy said. Pertinently, data today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8% in the September quarter. Over the 12 months to September 2022, CPI rose 7.3%, the highest ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022

Access to affordable housing is at the core of the Federal Budget, including a new national Housing Accord struck between the government, institutional investors, and industry to help tackle the growing issue. Under the Housing Accord, one million new ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022

... nominal trade-weighted exchange rate over the year to date will contribute only a very modest uplift in the level of consumer prices over the period ahead."

FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022

Several new consumer protections will be added to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s Life Insurance Code of Practice, including the industry's first guidelines on family and domestic violence, as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium. ...

ASIC sues BPS Financial over crypto claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against BPS Financial (BPS). The regulator alleged BPS made false, misleading, or deceptive representations and engaged in unlicensed conduct in relation to a non-cash payment facility ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

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

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

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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