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Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Rest, the $57 billion industry fund, continues to battle a legal fight brought by one of its members that could have consequences for the entire superannuation industry. Rest will be in court again on November 15 for a case management hearing. In July ...

AMPFPA selects law firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... 93% of respondents indicated their support. The appointment of Corrs is the most recent development in the AMPFPA's battle with AMP Financial Planning over its decision to change its Master Terms in regards to business valuations under the BOLR policy ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... (17%) for the international cohort of employers. SSGA head of investments Australia, Jonathan Shead said that with the battle for employer default fund status continuing in Australia, considerations such as environmental, social and governance investment ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... down - in return for his broader objective of getting China to wave the white flag in this seemingly never-ending trade battle. US benchmark equity indices dropped last Friday - Dow down by 0.3%), S&P 500 down by 0.5%, Nasdaq down by 1.1%, Russell 2000 ...

Former IOOF company loses court battle in timber scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australian Executor Trustees (SA) Limited, formerly owned by IOOF, is expected to pay about $80 million after yesterday's court judgement on its conduct as the trustee to a forestry investment scheme. AET was appointed as the trustee of the S.E.A.S ...

AMP advisers prepare for battle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
More than 90% of the AMPFPA's members have confirmed they will support legal action against the group, with the association saying AMP is simply offloading practices it can no longer profit from. The AMP Financial Planning Association has prepared ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... without context", going on to lambaste both Challenger and the Grattan Institute - whom Rice Warner has engaged in an ongoing battle with recently over the SG - for their recent research efforts. "Challenger released research showing that half of people ...

Mercer slams Grattan Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The ongoing battle between Mercer and the Grattan Institute over superannuation rolls on, with the global financial services firm dedicating an entire report to pulling apart Grattan's "misleading" work. Releasing the report, authored by senior ...

US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... of vertical integration for users of OxyContin. The company has been fined for mislabelling OxyContin and continues to battle a slew of lawsuits. "Some of the most serious issues have not been with the big pharmaceutical companies that you would think ...

Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... and support of financial advisers, respected business development veteran Ron Grima passed away on July 2 after a short battle with motor neurone disease. Most recently a business development manager on Australian Unity's life and super team in Queensland ...