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Consumer group slams super self-assessments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
Super Consumers Australia has slammed super funds' member outcomes assessments (MOAs), finding several funds claiming to be acting in members' best interests even when fees are high and performance is lacklustre. Super Consumers Australia looked ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
The big four bank has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $18.5 million for misleading fee disclosure statements in relation to personal financial advice, in what is the first penalty imposed by the court for such failures. The court found NAB ...

IOOF posts $143.5m loss for FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
IOOF reported an underlying net loss after tax of $143.5 million for FY21, as it cleans out legacy arrangements and integrates recent acquisitions. Revenue for the year was $769.9 million (up 31%), of which $69.1 million came from MLC and $700.8 million ...

Westpac cops $10.5m fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
ASIC has ordered Westpac to pay a $10.5 million fine after the High Court's decision that found two Westpac subsidiaries provided unlicensed personal financial advice. Westpac Securities and BT Funds Management were found to have breached their ...

SelfWealth reports 135% revenue increase

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
In its full year results, trading platform SelfWealth reported revenue increased 135% driven by a 105% increase in active traders on the platform. The company also reported operating cash flow of $1.1 million, up from negative cash flow of $147,000 ...

Frontier hires former Perpetual head of infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
The asset consultant has hired a former Perpetual and UniSuper head of infrastructure as a principal consultant, investment governance in a six-month contract. Brett Lazarides was NAB Asset Management's head of alternative investments, Perpetual's ...

SuperConcepts names CIO, CTO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
SuperConcepts announced two key leadership appointments across its information technology division. Andy Forbes is the new chief technology officer, a role he's taken on permanently after he was appointed in February on an interim basis. He has been ...

CBA to publicise misconduct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
The Federal Court has imposed orders on Commonwealth Bank that require it to publish notices on its website and newsroom for charging higher interest rates on business overdraft accounts than what it advised its customers over a four-year period. CBA ...

ASIC takes property development group to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
ASIC is investigating the owners of a Perth-based property development firm who gave unlicensed financial advice. Monica Kaur, Melvin Paul Singh, Sadu Singh and Stephanie Lee, who operate MKS Property Investments/Developments and Paradise Property Group ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Despite being among the prime targets of the government's recently launched inquiry into common ownership, new analysis from Rainmaker Information finds the share of the ASX held by superannuation funds is actually falling. In 2019, Rainmaker predicted ...