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UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... a responsibility to put the issue of tackling climate change at the heart of default strategies instead of expecting consumers to make the change and select ethical or green fund themselves. It also found 79% of UK adults believe it's important the ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... bargain. This is the reason why online trade has taken off (they're cheaper than bricks and mortar stores), why consumers the world over are buying cheap-er "Made in China" products and services, and why western countries have established manufacturing ...

ASIC terminates illegal investment scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Mubashir Mohammed, fled the country after ASIC uncovered the scam. ASIC alleges that they are currently residing in India. "Consumers should be wary when they are presented with investment opportunities offering high returns and should seek independent ...

Insurers COVID-19 response slammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... of COVID-19 - a consequence of this could be that they are "shunted" into a form of limited insurance coverage. These consumers that find themselves with limited cover in group insurance policies and being assessed against ADLs are likely to be paying ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... regulation of life insurance between ASIC and APRA. "In our opinion, where was the communication with both advisers and consumers about the impact this would have?" De Gori added, referring to the intervention. He said APRA had not communicated clearly ...

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit Senator Jane Hume has said "fake news" about consumers losing life insurance due to the early release of super has irritated her. Hume said consumers would not lose life insurance policies held ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... inspired by Disney and Pixar, automates the reporting and analysis of portfolios in a visual and understandable way for consumers, has got people talking, Smith said. "People from large industry super funds, through to the major banks, broking businesses ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... Australia' in headlines of BT advertisements published on search result pages in 2014. "ASIC was concerned that BT misled consumers into believing that BT had an affiliation with Industry Super Australia (ISA), an organisation which manages collective ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... $241 million in net inflows, while in the June quarter it raked in $119 million, as both discretionary investors and consumers shifted towards more ethical investments. Australian Ethical now has over 57,000 super fund members and managed fund invest ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...

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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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