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CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
CommSec said it has seen a 200% increase in investors seeking executional information around how trading works as younger people show increased interest in wholesale trading. CommSec said first time traders contributed to around 10% of total trades ...

QBE takes final hit in FCA test case

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... under business interruption (BI) policies," the FCA said. "Most SME policies are focused on property damage and only have basic cover for BI as a consequence of property damage. But some policies also cover for BI from other causes, in particular infectious ...

Super industry to branch out: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... their in-house processes to focus on investment while outsourcing other functions. "Most superannuation funds will outsource basic administration functions such as transactions processing, unit pricing and member statements as these are commodity services ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
Of the almost 3500 stories penned this year, these are the stories the Financial Standard team feels defined 2020. The Financial Standard editorial team has written 3484 stories so far in 2020. It wasn't always easy either. Like most of you, we ...

AIA to launch income protection product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... be refined according to adviser and industry feedback." IP CORE sits at the lower end of the cost spectrum, next to the basic Income Protection Accident Only/Super Income Protection Accident Only cover.

Exemptions to AFSLs explained by ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... the AFSL. The regulator provided several examples where the exemptions may apply but stressed the fact sheet was providing basic information and does not cover the whole of the relevant law regarding the topic.

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide a Morningstar ESG Commitment Level score of leader, advanced, basic or low. The largest cohort, 16 out of the 40 asset managers, were ranked as having a basic commitment to ESG. Six firms earned ...

Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... changing part D of the definition from 'Activities of Daily Living' to 'Total and permanent disability - unlikely to do basic activities associated with work ever again'. The change in insurer comes shortly after ACSRF increased premiums for members ...

Morningstar adds ESG to analysis

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... analysts will rate the investment strategy on process, resources and the asset manager and assign a rating of leader, advanced, basic or low. Morningstar head of research Haywood Kelly said evaluating ESG risk is imperative for companies to meet stakeholder ...

Rest increases admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... estimates, Rest said estimated investment fees for its Core Strategy, Capital Stable, Balanced, Diversified, High Growth, Basic Cash and Property options have reduced. "At the end of each financial year, Rest reviews the investment fees members pay for ...