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Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... will do what the AMP board should have been doing - looking at breaking up AMP and collecting the bits," he said. "In my view, AMP has no role in the modern world where high-fee, low-performance products have been thoroughly disrupted." Sodhi said the ...

Frontier Advisors eyes international clients

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... superannuation funds. In the next five years, it wants non-super clients' revenue contribution to go up from current 15% to 30%. "Our view is Frontier came from a very much superannuation-only client base and since about 2014, prior to my joining even ...

Magellan's largest client asked to review costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... costs of external managers used by SJP," Credit Suisse said in a note. "With MFG's strong fund performance we do not view outflows from SJP as a key risk, however, any disruption to SJP could see the rate of growth slow marginally (ie less positive ...

FS Power50 revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... numbers, Financial Standard is proud to showcase excellence in advice and celebrate just how bright the future of advice is." To view the full FS Power50 list, click here.

Calls to axe TPB for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
There are calls to stop financial advisers having to register for the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) after a recent reshuffle of the board has seen the regulator without an advice representative. Writing for FS Advice, Lifespan Financial Planning chief ...

Worst investment ideas revealed: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... lower for a digital-only bank. ARK estimates some digital wallets invest only US $20 to acquire each new customer. "In our view, the 77,000+ bank branches in the US represent an untenable commitment to acquire customers for roughly $1000 on average and ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
With research showing the average cost for a Statement of Advice has increased 10% in 12 months, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is warning of the detrimental impact ongoing reform is having on financial advisers and consumers. ...

ClearView seeks to raise at least $40m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
ClearView Wealth has announced the launch of a new subordinated notes issue to wholesale investors seeking to raise between $40-75 million. Clearview Wealth said the proceeds of the raise will be used for general corporate and capital management purposes. ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... held before," he said. "Even so, this vehicle still has some strong pieces that provide reason for upholding a confident view in its prospects." Morningstar revised its methodology in November 2019 for its gold, silver, bronze, neutral or negative analyst ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The numbers may be better than market expectations but they still don't diminish the fact that Australia's labour market remains weak. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's unemployment rate increased to 6.9% in ...