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DWS acquires QLD distribution centre

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
DWS has acquired 50% of a prime, refrigerated distribution centre in Queensland for $134.2 million. Located in Parkinson, Queensland, this is the fourth acquisition in cold storage facilities made by the investment manager. DWS acquired it on behalf ...

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
The majority of candidates who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's inaugural exam have passed with flying colours. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said the authority is pleased with the implementation of the first ...

AFA, FPA slam haste in ending grandfathered commissions

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have both criticised the time frame given to phase out grandfathered commissions. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced earlier this week legislation ...

UniSuper advice offering surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... $13 billion in funds under advice at the end of June 2019. The $80 billion superannuation fund recently opened a member centre in Adelaide, taking the total number of its on-campus presence to 10 to cater for the increased demand. On staff are more than ...

Ban unsolicited life insurance sales: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... participants, who voted in a spot poll conducted last week, said life insurance and consumer credit insurance (CCI) sold via call centre staff should be outlawed. The financial services Royal Commission recommended that the unsolicited sales of superannuation ...

Standard Life Assurance fined for hawking non-advised annuities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... fine by the UK regulator for hawking non-advised annuities. The Financial Conduct Authority found SLA offered its call centre staff "significant bonuses and rewards" if they exceeded targets for selling annuities to customers who did not get financial ...

APRA endorses review recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
APRA said it welcomes the Capability Review's "ambitious agenda" that aims to shakeup its culture and enforcement powers. Of the 24 recommendations from the Graeme Samuels-led Capability Review, APRA is endorsing the 19 recommendations dedicated ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... members, part-funding an industry-wide ASFA awareness campaign, and "significantly" increasing staffing at its contact centre - AustralianSuper said it was overwhelmed. "Despite all this, due to the short timeframe for removing cover for inactive members ...

BT Panorama boosts functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
BT Panorama has exceeded $20 billion in funds under administration and boosted platform functionality. In July 2018, BT introduced simple open platform pricing for BT Panorama and since then the platform has enjoyed 78% growth, BT Financial Group said. ...

HUB24 launches white label SMA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
HUB24 has partnered with a fund manager with more than $2 billion in assets under a managed account structure to launch a new SMA solution. Elston Asset Management, a subsidiary of financial services firm Elston, has launched a private label SMA on ...