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AustralianSuper hikes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... products. It wrote to members that the additional fees will be "directed towards providing better products and services for you, not paying profits to shareholders." This includes upgrading digital technology and improving cybersecurity; and developing ...

Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment showing that pessimists outnumbered optimists in January 2019 - not a good omen for retail spending. Especially, given the weakening trend in employment (notwithstanding the better-than-expected ...

Industry Super Australia attacks Future Fund concept

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... consigned to an "under-performing government-run fund." "We need to find ways of connecting workers with quality super funds, not find new ways for them to end up with less in their accounts," Dean said. "The extent of the loss calculated under the Future ...

New rules for UK retirement income products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Financial Conduct Authority is concerned about consumers moving into drawdown and holding their funds in investments that will not meet their needs, namely low return cash funds. The watchdog estimates the issue is costing people up to $46 million annually ...

Most clients coping with financial stress: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... important, as many of those surveyed in AMP's Financial Wellness report cited embarrassment and guilt as a major reason for not tackling their financial woes. "We need to make sure talking money isn't seen as taboo and implement financial literacy ...

QIC signs US investment partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... into the parking services, designed to enhance the customer experience and the environment at the Boston university. This is not QIC's first investment in an American university parking systems. It signed a 50-year lease to manage the operation of ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Several veterans of Australia's financial services industry were recognised over the long weekend in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List. Honoured for their service to the sector, the list features a number of familiar faces, including the chair ...

IRESS appoints insto broking head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
IRESS looked inward to find its new head of institutional broking. George Vidinis has been appointed to lead the account management of the firm's institutional and online broking clients. Vidinis has served IRESS since joining the firm as an account ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
It appeared that not only us, Australians all, were celebrating Australia Day on January 26. Our American brethren were too... but for a different reason. The Dow rose by 0.7% on the day (January 25 in New York); the S&P 500 increased 0.8% and the Nasdaq ...

Avenir eyes insto investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... mispricing in the market in companies that have a stable underlying value and then we take a long-term approach to investing, not making short-term decisions based on volatility in the market." Avenir's research says even during years of low volatility ...