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BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... its advice and private wealth divisions. At the time, the group said the restructure was part of a wider strategy to maintain pace with the rapidly evolving nature of providing advice and changing consumer behaviours. In September 2018, BTFG announced ...

ISA calls for super tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... measure. Industry Super Australia and Women in Super said the LISTO cap needs to be immediately increased to $640 to maintain the integrity of the measure. "More than 200,000 women under 30 would get the super boost, providing vital early career contributions ...

Industry fund launches new passive options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
A $6 billion industry superannuation fund has introduced a range of low-cost, indexed investment options for members as it closes two other options. LUCRF Super has made changes to its range of investment options to offer members a wider range of low ...

Hostplus freezes premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... managed to negotiate a premium freeze for members. The $48 billion super fund has secured a three-year freeze, which will maintain the current rate of death and total and permanent disability premiums with its group insurer MetLife. A spokesperson for ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is considering making changes to its MySuper Heatmap to reflect the reforms proposed by the government in the federal budget. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Online Chair ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... effectively assess financial conditions and assist our decision-making processes," Livanas said. "This has led State Super to maintain superior returns, with significantly lowered risk. The AOB will assist State Super's governance of our machine learning ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... will instead look to consumer price stability and exchange rates to help the economy recover. Instead, the PBOC will maintain reasonable liquidity, money supply and aggregated financing, while avoiding flood of liquidity. It could afford to do so given ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... in Australia", "views addressing the high rate of unemployment as an important national priority" and therefore, "will maintain highly accommodative policy settings as long as is required and will not increase the cash rate target until progress is being ...

Adviser sentenced to eight years' prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... investigation revealed that Dick used clients' money to fund his lifestyle, including $72,000 which was used to purchase and maintain a boat. Synchron director Don Trapnell told Financial Standard Dick's authorisation was ceased after he sent ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
Senator Jane Hume has clarified why the government's latest reforms will seek to identify underperforming MySuper products. Hume was speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package announced as part of ...