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Sydney RE to pay for false ads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... Perram stated that the statements about 'approved' investment projects were false and misleading because Huntley's projects had not been approved by ASIC. "It was true that the schemes were registered with ASIC but...I do not think that this is remotely ...

ANZ Wealth enhances life insurance process

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
ANZ Wealth launched a life insurance pre-assessment tool that reduces the application waiting time up to 48 hours. The OneCare Pre-Assessment Wizard aims to assist financial advisers understand the potential underwriting outcomes for certain medical ...

Last chance: Financial Standard ETF Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... assets under management in Australia topping $20.7 billion. But the sector is set to grow even further and advisers who do not stay current with the latest thinking risk being left behind. The Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Exchange Traded ...

Countplus sells off underperformers and merges firms

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
Countplus merged two member firms and sold three others following its strategic review which also led to the group not paying a dividend for the June 30 quarter. The firms being sold, Countplus explained, generated an aggregate operating loss of about ...

Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... arrangement with that person. "There is no clear rationale for this situation, which may reflect the fact that salary sacrifice was not in widespread use when the current legislation was drafted in the early 1990s," the report noted. While it is difficult ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... "America First" policy. One that Trump reminded the world once more last night when he revealed his thoughts on steel dumping. "Not only China, but others. We're like a dumping ground, okay? They're dumping steel and destroying our steel industry, they've ...

Perpetual case dismissed in court

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... cross-holdings. Federal Court judge Justice Jayne Jagot said that having considered the circumstances, "reasonable directors would not consider maintenance of the cross-shareholding to date to be unfair or oppressive. Accordingly, Perpetual's claim must ...

Tech providers fall behind increased planner needs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... and HUB24. "Netwealth, HUB24 and BT Panorama are among the most technologically advanced platforms in the market, delivering not only efficient admin and online functionality, but also a wide ranging proposition that includes good portfolio management ...

IRESS and MainstreamBPO in super admin deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... firm Financial Synergy for about $90 million, but IRESS said providing administration services to customer-owned banks is not in line with company's future growth plans. IRESS said the sale is not material and does not impact any other part of its business. ...

New role builds Cbus momentum, Atkin joins SuperFriend

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... of Women in Super, and is a non-executive director of Victoria Legal Aid. In more Cbus news, Atkin has joined the board of not-for-profit mental health foundation SuperFriend which strives to create mentally healthy workplaces to reduce the incidence ...