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AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers has hit back at the Quality of Advice Review submissions from Choice and Industry Super Australia, saying their recommendations are harmful to the sector. Starting with Choice, the AFA said the consumer body's submission ...

Young Australians more 'super savvy': Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
Young Australians are thinking much more about their financial plans than previously, according to an Equipsuper survey. Almost half of the surveyed young Australians (18-34 years old) saw super as being more important now than since the start of the ...

First app for FirstWrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The Colonial First State FirstWrap mobile app will give members access to their superannuation, pension, and investment accounts via their phone. The app is available on both Apple and Android devices and can be used to view total portfolio balances ...

Australian investor confidence plummets: CA ANZ

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Investor confidence in local and international capital markets is lower than it was at the depth of the COVID pandemic according to a Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) survey. The CA ANZ survey said a combination of the pandemic ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed Natalie Cameron as its new lead ombudsman for banking and finance. Cameron moves into the position from her current appointment as lead ombudsman for investments and advice at AFCA. She has ...

AMP appoints general manager, wealth distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Lisa Sorgini has been appointed to the role of general manager of wealth distribution, as part of AMP's Australian Wealth Management business. Having acted in the role since February this year, Sorgini's permanent appointment takes immediate effect. ...

Rest secures investment in historic tower

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The finalised acquisition of a one-third stake in Sydney's Quay Quarter Tower is part of the super fund's ambitions to further diversity its investment portfolio. Located in the harbour city's CBD, the 50-floor Quay Quarter Tower is the redeveloped ...

Median MySuper returns of -2.8% expected

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
Single strategy, default MySuper options are likely to deliver the fourth worst result in 35 years for the financial year just gone. According to the Rainmaker MySuper Index, default MySuper options are expected to see a median return of -2.8% for the ...

Rest expands sustainability mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
The super fund has expanded an existing mandate with Calvert to include a carbon reduction tilt that will cover its entire Australian equity portfolio. Earlier this year, Rest enlisted the help of Calvert Research and Management and Parametric Portfolio ...

ASIC bans Melbourne adviser

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
The corporate regulator has dealt out a three-year ban to David Noel Ruthenberg of Venture Advisory Consulting. ASIC found that, between June 2015 and September 2017, Ruthenberg recommended that some of his clients invest in the Investport Income Opportunity ...