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AMP Life awards mandate post acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
A trustee has been appointed to AMP Life's superannuation funds, which hold more than $7 billion, following the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life. Equity Trustees will be trustee for the super funds, replacing current trustees N M Superannuation and ...

ClearView announces board changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
ClearView Wealth has announced a number of changes to its board including a new chair. Geoff Black has been named as the new chair, replacing Bruce Edwards who announced his intention to retire at the start of April. Edwards officially retired as chair ...

At least $70bn more in stimulus needed: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Australia will have to inject up to $90 billion of additional fiscal stimulus over the next two years if it wants to return the economy to full employment, a new report from Grattan Institute says. The $70 billion to $90 billion required accounts for ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
As companies continue to seek liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic through capital raisings, Zenith Investment Partners says this has provided investors the opportunity to access outsized returns. Zenith said although there are definite similarities ...

ASIC refuses just 3% of AFSL relief applications

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
The corporate regulator refused just 3% of Australian financial services licence relief applications in the six month period that saw COVID-19 intensify. Outlining the regulator's relief application decisions in the six month period between October  ...

FPA Congress moves online

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the 2020 FPA Virtual Congress masterclass series will go live on July 9. The FPA is offering its Congress format as a virtual event for the first time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

AMP Life sale nears completion, new execs appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
AMP Life has appointed a chief investment officer and a deputy, as its sale to Resolution Life crosses New Zealand central bank's concerns raised last July. The sale was first announced in October 2018 for $3.3 billion and the completion date set for ...

FASEA schedules remaining 2020 exam dates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has confirmed the exam will be held across five sitting days in August, October and November. It comes after advisers were given an additional year to pass the FASEA's exam, while they were given ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia's internal analysis has explored the other side of the superannuation guarantee debate, finding the costs of an increase in mandated savings may be shared between both employers and workers. A piece of internal analysis ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has hit back at the corporate regulator accusing it of price gouging after increasing the industry funding levy for financial advisers by 38%. The FPA has urged the corporate regulator to reconsider the ...