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Research budgets shrink at UK asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Asset managers in the United Kingdom have shrunk their research budgets by up to 30% but are delivering millions in benefits to investors, according to the UK financial authority's review of MiFID II. The Financial Conduct Authority yesterday published ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
The Ending Grandfathered Conflicted Remuneration Bill 2019 was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday but the industry believes the timeline for doing so will leave Australians worse off. Passing yesterday, the legislation will see the banning ...

AFCA ombudsman addresses adviser concerns

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
AFCA ombudsman Shail Singh has addressed common adviser concerns regarding the authority's introduction of legacy complaints. Speaking at a recent Financial Planning Association of Australia event, Singh said AFCA will apply the standard of the relevant ...

IFM Investors executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
An IFM Investors executive director has left the company, five months after the company paid $493,000 to settle sexual harassment claims made against him by a former associate on his team. Frederic Michel-Verdier's last day with IFM Investors was ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The prudential regulator confirmed a "traffic light" system aimed at weeding out underperforming superannuation funds is currently in the works. Deputy chair Helen Rowell flagged APRA is developing a heat map based on four key areas -investment returns ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The Federal Government has extended the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation ...

Future Fund returns 11.5%, crosses $160bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned 11.5% in the year to June, with chair Peter Costello likening the returns to that of a "high growth" superannuation option but with much lower risk. The Future Fund now manages $162.6 billion, after adding ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The Commonwealth Bank will sell its life insurance business for $150 million less than originally agreed as the sale experiences delays and regulatory roadblocks. The banking group today announced its divestment of CommInsure Life to AIA Group is facing ...

ASIC bans SMSF business director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
ASIC banned the director of a firm allowing people to illegally access their superannuation early to buy a home. The corporate regulator slapped Max David Goldenberg with an eight year ban from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities ...

ASIC to review end of grandfathering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
ASIC will review the progress of transition away from grandfathered conflicted remuneration arrangements for financial advisers. Announced today, the review follows the government's commitment to end the practice by January 2021. ASIC said it will review ...