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Kerr Neilson steps down as Platinum chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Platinum co-founder and chief executive Kerr Neilson will hand over the reins to his successor on July 1. Neilson will remain a member of the Platinum investment team and an executive director on the board. In a letter to Platinum shareholders, Neilson ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... after failing to act in his clients' best interests when providing advice on life insurance. ASIC surveillance found Leake did not consider his clients' circumstances and what life insurance coverage they may need or their ability to pay for the insurance ...

CBA denies majority of latest AUSTRAC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... the 53,700 alleged contraventions it identified in August. Taking all the allegations into consideration, CBA said it did not submit 53,506 late threshold transactions reports (TTR) on time. CBA agreed with AUSTRAC that it "did not adequately adhere ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Planner designation as a suitable bridging course for existing financial advisers. FPA chair Neil Kendall said the CFP is not a qualification and therefore cannot be recognised by FASEA as a degree. But he added there is no foreseeable reason why it ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my favourite things) the challenges facing Australia. But true to its tag as the "Lucky Country", something positive Australia's ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... system and advocating for more tax breaks to boost retirement incomes of women will only aggravate the disparity. Most women do not make any voluntary contributions as evidence shows older, high-income earning men tend to take advantage of the annual ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... Master Trust's 80,000 super members. Catholic Super said Lette was integral in developing a series of investment options "that not only met the preferences of members but also supported and encouraged sound practices in corporate governance, ethical ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... up against each other," he said. "Occasionally there's a bust through the surface and that's what we had in January. It's not too bad in the scheme of things. Does that change our landscape - a little bit, but not a huge amount."

Tax adviser registrations swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... and standard registration options offered, making up the shortfall. "Most of the tax (financial) advisers notified that did not renew were no longer representatives of an Australian financial services (AFS) licensee. Others had notified to register when ...

Bell FG flags US expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... jumped 26% to $20.6 million year-on-year. Bell FG managing director Alastair Provan said the results demonstrate that "we are not simply a traditional broker relying on day-to-day revenue from secondary market execution." "While revenue from secondary ...