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ASIC freezes Sydney advisers' assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission have obtained consent orders and undertakings in the Supreme Court of NSW against QWL, QWL Asset Management and sole director Ross Hopkins. "ASIC commenced an investigation in relation to allegations ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
Of course, he'll say that! "After a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point appears to have been reached. The central scenario is for the Australian economy to grow by around 21/4 per cent this year and then for growth ...

Adviser tampered with MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
A former Aon Hewitt adviser copped an ASIC ban after he was found to have stopped 331 Aon Master Trust default superannuation members from switching to the cheaper MySuper option. Thanh Huu Tran has been banned for two years as a result of the misconduct. ...

Hostplus, Club Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Hostplus and Club Super have officially merged as of today. The merger, which was announced in July, sees Hostplus add $600 million to its $45 billion funds under management and a further 22,000 members. Club Super accounts will be transferred to Hostplus ...

Industry fund hikes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Insurance premiums will rise by as much as 60% from next week for members of a state-based industry superannuation fund. Insurance premiums paid by WA Super members will increase substantially from November 4 following a review by TAL, with the fund ...

AMP extends adviser deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
AMP and the AMP Financial Planners Association have commented on the decision to extend the October 31 deadline originally given to financial advisers given notice by the wealth giant. Meanwhile, the AMPFPA has confirmed action against AMP will likely ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Super "whatever it takes" Mario Draghi's final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
As Glum (of Gulliver's Travels fame) puts it; "We're doomed, we'll never make it!" Speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may have to take the official cash rate to zero or even negative and/or start printing Australian dollars ...

IOOF struck by outflows, former chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
IOOF has reported $133 million in quarterly net outflows from its financial advice and investment management businesses for the 3 months to 30 September. The Financial Advice division had $33 million of net inflows compared to $119 million of net inflows ...

New board positions for J.P.Morgan, CBA executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
An industry association announced the appointment of a new chair and deputy chair on its board, bringing in C-suite executives from the Commonwealth Bank and J.P. Morgan. The Australian Financial Markets Association has appointed Robert Bedwell, chief ...