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Link Group names Fund Solutions chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Link Group named the new chief executive for its Link Fund Solutions business. Most recently, Paul Khoury was head of global services for Australia and New Zealand at State Street. He previously held three other State Street roles: Asia Pacific head ...

Chief economist update: Talking trade tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
After the US-China "my tariffs are broader and bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, it's time for talks to bargain, hassle, negotiate and compromise. It's been nearly a month since America and China have exchanged tariff threats amounting to US$50 billion ...

Industry fund appoints new chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
A $9.2 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new chair. Vision Super has appointed current director Geoff Lake as its new chair for at least the next three years. Lake has served as a director of the fund since 2009, and currently holds ...

US project to end pension politics

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
An American non-profit - led by a former state treasurer - is demanding pension plan managers stop putting politics before prudent investment. The Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI) says if a fund manager is investing pension money based on ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... saying all regulatory hurdles to completion of the deal had been favorably resolved. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) calling on industry superannuation funds to review their partnerships with the big banks in a letter penned by ACTU secretary ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Missed something? Here's a recap of the most read stories to come out of the second week of the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice. High profile adviser under fire The Royal Commission heard how Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna received ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Royal Commission scrutinised Dover Financial Advisers' former client protection policy, demonstrating its essential purpose to be to exonerate the licensee of any liability in the event of misconduct by authorised representatives. Counsel Assisting ...

Royal Commission invite refused by Dover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Dover Financial Advisers was revealed as the only large scale financial advice licensee to decline the Royal Commission's request for assistance in identifying instances of misconduct. Appearing before the Commission yesterday, Dover owner Terry McMaster ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
Fidelity International will be launching a range of active ETFs in the Australian market as part of a move to make active management "frictionless" for investors. Speaking to Financial Standard, Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said that ...

Royal Commission singles out 325 NAB staff cutting corners

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
The Royal Commission referred today to a breach report concerning 325 NAB staff, including 204 financial advisers, who were involved in incorrectly witnessing client forms. This finding came out of a line of questioning involving a particular adviser ...