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Powerwrap adds Chi-X offering

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Financial advisers and their clients using Powerwrap will now be able to access Chi-X investment products. All 30 Chi-X TraCRs products and Chi-X funds will now be available to Powerwrap customers. Chi-X's TraCRs allow Australian investors to access ...

ERS at risk of significant delays: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
New polling by Industry Super Australia shows close to one million people planning to access their super early don't even qualify to do so, sparking concern that those in genuine need will experience significant delays in getting their hands on ...

Court restricts Mayfair advertising

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
The Federal Court has restricted Mayfair 101 from promoting its debenture products and prohibited the use of specific words and phrases in its advertising. The order comes after ASIC made an application to the court for an interim injunction at the ...

Advisers adapt as crisis unfolds

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Despite both the health and economic destruction that the COVID-19 pandemic has left in its wake, the environment, albeit dark, has highlighted the value of Australia's advice industry. The human element of advice; the ability to connect with someone ...

Should unused services on AFSLs be subject to ASIC levy?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
An AFSL holder asked the court to review its entreaty to ASIC to waive industry funding levy for services that it was licensed to offer but did not. Polymath Investors acquired an Australian Financial Services Licence in 2010 to work with wholesale ...

ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
A strong demand for ETFs coupled with the world's original safe haven has driven gold ETFs to record highs. Rainmaker research shows that assets under management in gold ETFs has increased around 45.8% in the period from December 2019 to March 2020. ...

Not the time to sell products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
While the arrival of the COVID-19 crisis may have come as a prime product selling opportunity for some, Allianz Retire+ chief executive Matt Rady is adamant that the more appropriate behaviour is to support advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

ISA warns Aussies off locking in losses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
The peak body for industry superannuation funds has launched an advertising campaign to warn Australians against crystallising their losses amid the market turmoil caused by COVID-19. Re-using a line from the backing track present in its television ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
In an industry known for its reliance on pen and paper, financial advisers have been quick to pivot their business models in the face of COVID-19 and embrace technology. For tech-savvy advisers the COVID-19 spurred shutdown will likely see no material ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
As consumers saw their superannuation balances nosedive when the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc on the market, many were surprised to learn their retirement savings weren't quite as safe as they thought, reigniting the debate around 'balanced' ...