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Industry fund chief to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... 11 terror attacks, a global financial crisis and now the COVID-19 pandemic," Masters said. Wills takes the reins from 1 January 2021. He has been chief operating officer since October 2016. Masters congratulated Wills, who she describes as having a long ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... adviser exam sittings in 2021 at 31 locations across Australia, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. FASEA will hold exams from January 28 to February 2, March 25-30, May 20-25, July 15-20, September 9-14 and November 4-9 next year. Locations differ for ...

MySuper products show resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... lost 13% of its value over Feb and March. But between April to August, it earned 9%. It is currently down 4% from its January 2020 peak. Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin commented on how superannuation continues to be resilient despite ...

Chief economist update: The second oil price discounting wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... OPEC, a "conformity level of 95% in June 2020, the highest since the inception of the DoC (Declaration of Compliance) in January 2017, tilted crude oil's supply/demand equation in favour of higher prices (at best) or stable prices at current prices ...

ASIC bans crypto scammer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Bigatton has copped the banning; with the regulator noting its investigation was still ongoing. Between august 2017 and January 2018, Bigatton served as the Australian national representative of online cryptocurrency platform BitConnect, as well as its ...

APRA reviews priorities in super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... unlisted asset valuations, the board of trustees' capability, and complete the thematic review on outsourcing. Before 1 January 2022, the prudential regulator wants to publish enhanced versions of the MySuper, insurance and choice heatmaps. At the end ...

AMP does not treat advisers fairly: Poll

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has continued to urge AMP to mediate with its advisers. By January 2020, the ombudsman had been approached by more than 80 AMP advisers who said they were facing financial ruin as a result ...

ASIC names operations, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... newly-created role of chief operating officer after serving as the executive director of assessment and intelligence since January 2019. Prior to his appointment as operations chief in August, Day has worked across several senior leadership roles at ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... decade with the company, Graham has chosen to leave the embattled wealth manager but will stay with the business until January 2021 to allow for a smooth handover period. He joined AMP Capital as chief economist and was promoted to managing director ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume flagged the single disciplinary body will not see its slated January 2021 launch. Instead, the disciplinary body as recommended by the financial services Royal Commission, is set to be up ...