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ASIC extends binary options ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
ASIC has extended its product intervention order banning the issue and distribution of binary options to retail clients until 1 October 2031. Since coming into effect in May 2021, the ban has successfully prevented retail clients from losing money trading ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
The superannuation giant has jumped two places in a global survey of pensions and now ranks number 20 with total assets of US$169 billion. According to annual research conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments, 15 Australian ...

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Regulations relating to requirements for superannuation funds to disclose expenditures with the Annual Member's Meeting notice have been updated. Last month, the government published draft regulations for consultation. As previously reported by Financial ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...

AMP loses management of ACRT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Management of the $2.7 billion AMP Capital Retail Trust will transition to an external entity following a decision by unitholders. On Friday, AMP notified the ASX it had received notice from the majority of unitholders in the ACRT of their intention ...

Women have suffered greater financial loss post-pandemic: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
While a third of men in Australia experienced a boost in their annual income during COVID, just one in four women saw an increase, according to new research from Equipsuper. The results of Equip's survey also reveal that a larger proportion of men ...

Link Group acquires HS Pensions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
Link Group has signed an agreement to acquire HS Pensions, expanding its footprint in the UK retirement solutions and pensions sector. HS Pensions delivers an end-to-end pension service and administers pensions for around 370,000 members. When combined ...

Not ruling anything out: Insignia Financial

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Having attributed its strong FY22 earnings to its recent acquisitions, Insignia Financial's Renato Mota is not ruling out future M&A opportunities to add scale. "We have undertaken two large acquisitions, I think that's provided us with tremendous ...

Platinum remains positive despite net profit loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
While the asset manager realised an 8.6% loss in funds under management for the year to June 30 and will soon farewell Kerr Neilson, the firm's outlook is positive. Platinum saw a 38% net profit after tax loss, down to $101 million. The profit slide ...

Australian Ethical sees profits drop, record super flows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Profits are down and expenses are up at Australian Ethical, as it continues to implement its high growth strategy. Releasing its full-year results today, Australian Ethical recorded a 15% drop in net profit after tax to $9.6 million and a 7% decline ...