Weekly economic and market update – week ending 28 February, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments US and European shares rose further over the past week helped by okay economic data and expectations for rate cuts this year. News from central... Read more continue reading

FAAA welcomes Delivering Better Financial Outcomes legislation, with one key concern 

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The FAAA is pleased to finally see the first instalment of the promised changes emanating from the 2022 Quality of Advice Review (QAR) tabled in the Parliament.   FAAA CEO Sarah... Read more continue reading

Vanguard reduces the management fee for its Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF

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Vanguard Australia is reducing the management fee for the Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (ASX:VGB) by four basis points to 0.16% per annum[1], effective yesterday. This latest fee reduction... Read more continue reading

Customer-owned banks welcome Parliamentary report which finds regulatory burden a threat to competition

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The Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) and its member banks welcome the findings of the Better Competition, Better Prices report from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics following its inquiry... Read more continue reading

QMV Legal winds up as Managing Partner announces new superannuation law practice

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Novigi has announced a decision to close specialist superannuation law advisory practice, QMV Legal. To be formally closed on April 26, 2024, the decision follows the February 1 acquisition by... Read more continue reading

Seven lasting impacts from the COVID pandemic

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Key points Seven key lasting impacts from the Coronavirus pandemic are: “bigger” government; tighter labour markets; reduced globalisation and increased geopolitical tensions; higher inflation; worse housing affordability; working from home;... Read more continue reading

T. Rowe price launches Global Government Bond High Quality Fund

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T. Rowe Price, a leading global asset manager with US$1.51 trillion in assets under management[1], has launched Global Government Bond High Quality Fund as the firm’s seventh Australian Unit Trust (AUT)... Read more continue reading

White Paper details how the projected $3.5 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer will transform our economy  

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Australia stands on the cusp of a massive intergenerational wealth transfer that will have enormous ramifications for the Australian economy, says investment bond specialist Foresters Financial in its latest White... Read more continue reading

Perpetual appoints State Street’s Charles River to manage front office operations

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Charles River® Development, a State Street company, announced that it has been appointed by Perpetual Group (Perpetual) to manage its front office operations for its Australian asset management business. Perpetual’s... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association stands against new tax as debate looms

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With the Government’s new super tax set to be debated in Parliament today, the SMSF Association is continuing to rally support for an overhaul of key elements of the proposed... Read more continue reading