How IOOF’s super advice bill multiplied in 10 years The cost of IOOF providing advice to members of its core superannuation multiplied by almost eight times in the past 10 years. For more.

Accountants want more SMSF clients Accountants want to expand their role in the self-managed superannuation fund space but have cited their biggest challenges as regulatory related, according to a report. For more.

The 10 super funds which paid half of all early release payments Ten big superannuation funds have been revealed as going the heavy lifting on superannuation hardship early release. For more.

Market cap concentration could signal turning point: Antipodes The percentage of stocks outperforming the S&P 500 has never been so narrow, which could lead to a turning point in outperformance, according to Antipodes. For more.

RG146 CPD no longer required Financial advisers will no longer have to record continuing professional development for RG146 as it has effectively been replaced by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics. For more.

Govt announces instant asset write-off extension The Federal Government has announced it will extend the $150,000 instant asset write-off to 31 December, 2020 . For more.

ETF Securities rebalances its battery ETF ETF Securities has rebalanced its battery and lithium exchange trade fund in line with the recent changes to the Solactive Battery Technology and Lithium Index. For more.

Charter Hall funds buy $115m Sydney asset Charter Hall has announced that two of its funds have managed to secure an off-market transaction of a logistics property in Sydney for $115 million. For more.

Who benefits from low oil prices? The record low oil price would ordinarily be a benefit for oil importers, writes Laura Dew, but the COVID-19 pandemic means these are anything but ordinary times. For more.

Despite COVID-19 China is still yuan-stoppable China has been under intense political scrutiny as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Chris Dastoor writes, its investment markets have proven resilient. For more.

ESG funds – the real deal or pretenders? Mike Taylor writes that research and ratings house Lonsec has developed and launched a new approach to ESG ratings which it hopes will help advisers separate the real ESG funds from the pretenders hiding behind loose labelling. For more.