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NGS Super rebrands, launches new logo

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
Industry fund NGS Super has rebranded, launching a new logo, website, refreshed advertising and a smartphone application. NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell- Ball said the rebranding was aimed at representing all of its member base, which encompasses ...

Lawyer exposes ASIC favours to big players

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... allowed to produce on paper or verbally." He noted that "the rules that applied to everyone else did not apply to IFSA's application for calculators' relief." Wheeldon described how IFSA communicated directly with senior ASIC members and "did not even ...

CBA asks Murray inquiry to remove super from awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... MySuper products are entitled to apply to be included in the lists, but industry funds dominate the selection as the application process is often expensive and time-consuming. CBA argued that trustees have only recently gone through "the rigorous and ...

COIN migrates onto cloud

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... otherwise drag efficiency and impede performance. "Hosted by Rubik, COIN will be constantly enhanced for immediate application among advisers." Rubik is unable to disclose client identity due to contractual limitations.

Finance broker pleads guilty to car scam identity theft

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
A former finance broker has admitted to stealing the identities of former clients so she could buy two cars, sell them to acquaintances and keep the cash from the sale. Riyanka Puteri Shiraz, of Canterbury, New South Wales, appeared before Sydney's ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... and its chief executive Andrea Slattery said that "the existing legislation had the potential to be too broad in its application, to create uncertainty and to cause a high compliance burden for financial advisers." "SPAA does not agree with the criticism ...

Government limits general advice exemption in FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... Mark Rantall said. The bill also introduced the removal of the opt-in requirement, the removal of the retrospective application of fee disclosure statements and the removal of the "catch all" definition of the advisers' best interest duty under section ...

XPLAN named top planning application

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
XPLANA has been named the top rated Australian planning application for 2013 in the latest A Investment Trends Planning and Advice Applications Report. According to the report, XPLAN has achieved the highest benchmark score for any financial planning ...

BT arms planners with tablets to improve advice

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... installing to improve advice. "Our dedicated adviser website, our moves to paperless offices, and the release of a new application giving up-to-date technical information puts clients at the centre of everything we do," Hall said. Microsoft has produced ...

Westpac exec gets ASIC ban after preying on elderly's finances

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
ASIC has permanently banned David St Pierre, a former Westpac bank home finance manager from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services after encouraging vulnerable clients to borrow against their homes for investments. St Pierre ...