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IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The lawyer who led $300 million of claims during the Storm Financial crisis is preparing a class action against IOOF. Quinn Emanuel partner Damian Scattini said the firm will next week file a claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The class ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank agreed to all of the Royal Commission's recommendations directly relating to the wealth management industry. Releasing its full response to Commissioner Hayne's 76 suggested changes to Australia's financial services industry ...

Smaller platforms continue to excel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... recognised for its online business management prowess, ranking first in the category. Investment Trends senior analyst King Loong Choi said Australia's platform market continued to innovate and develop new functionality in the last year despite facing ...

Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
As this year's International Women's Day campaigns for a gender-balanced world, one underlying factor that is overlooked is empowering women to make choices to live a financially secure and fulfilling life. This is according to Australian Unity Trustees ...

Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
New research from Zurich quantifies the amount consumers will pay for life insurance advice, but also reinforces the fact the majority are unwilling to be out of pocket. The Risk Advice Disconnect whitepaper revealed a minimal number (8%) of consumers ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
APRA has outlined its policy focus for the remainder of the year following the Royal Commission. Releasing its annual policy priorities document this week, the prudential regulator said it would build on the work it began last year, while taking into ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Industry superannuation funds continue to impress members more than retail counterparts when it comes to financial performance. Latest figures from researcher Roy Morgan show industry super funds continue to skip ahead of retail funds in terms of member ...

Industry fund welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
A $6 billion industry superannuation fund recently appointed a new chair. Joseph Di Leo is the new chair of LUCRF Super. Former chair Tim Kennedy has stepped into the role of deputy chair. Di Leo joined the fund's board of directors in March 2018 as ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper said the Royal Commission's outstanding lesson for SMSF advisers is to keep their feet in one canoe. Speaking on the final day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in ...

Trust deficit boosts Australian Ethical membership, FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
The demand for sustainable and ethical products has helped boost Australian Ethical's inflows and superannuation fund membership in the six months to December 2018. The fund manager and superannuation provider recorded positive net flows of $147.8 ...