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ACCC merger reforms may impact super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... considering acquisitions and mergers, we will take into account the rationale for the transaction, including where it is in response to guidelines or directions from other regulatory bodies. However, any such directions do not override competition law ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... within 28 days. Two key pieces of legislation were passed yesterday: the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2020 and passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reuniting More Superannuation) Act 2021. The passage of Financial ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Wall Street wants to have its cake and eat it too. It wants both a return to pre-pandemic normal - with all the growth and activity and employment and profitability that came with it - while at the same time wishing, hopin' and prayin' for Biden's ...

Countdown to FASEA exam deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has issued a reminder to financial advisers that their time to sit and pass the exam is ticking by. There are just five exam sittings remaining for existing advisers to pass the exam. After ...

ASIC zeroes in on bad SMSF advice, conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... has received over 480 submissions, the majority of which came from financial advisers and accountants. The SMSFA in its response expressed concerns over the costly, lengthy process, as well as the fact that compliance of licensees takes priority over ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... recover from COVID-19 in 2021. A majority (60%) said policy makers in their home country have been ineffective in their response to the pandemic. However, investors in Asia (66%) buck the trend, saying that policy makers' response was effective. ...

Review of AFCA underway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
The government has released terms of reference for the review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, asking for stakeholder feedback. The review will be conducted by Treasury, aiming to test whether AFCA is operating effectively and achieving ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed the pandemic sparked ...

T. Rowe Price names president, operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Stromberg, who will remain chief executive officer and chair of the board. Stromberg commented the appointments are in response to the investment management industry undergoing a period of change and disruption. "Rob and Celine have each expanded their ...

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... CommSec said most new customers (83%) were under 44 years old, marking a 17% increase compared with pre-COVID trends. In response to more investors entering the market, CommSec has launched CommSec Learn, a series of free learning topics with videos ...