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Advice associations join forces

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has formed a strategic alliance with Tax & Super Australia (TSA) in a bid to have a louder voice when lobbying for the industry. The alliance will have a membership base of 10,000 ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... reimpose restrictions - most recently California - to try and contain the outbreak. US president-elect Joe Biden's reported call for mask wearing couldn't come soon enough (not until he is sworn in on January 20 next year). In the meantime, the ...

Aware Super completes WA Super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
The industry superannuation fund has completed its merger with WA Super initiated earlier this year and now has $135 billion in assets and one million members. The merger gives Aware Super 60,000 members in Western Australia. The smaller fund's ...

Advisers should service cashed-up investors: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... the interest of more consumers. We will use the evidence base this evaluation has given us, along with the responses to our Call for Input on consumer investments, to shape our work to improve the market."

ASIC consults on consumer remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
ASIC has released a consultation paper to update the regulatory guide on client review and remediation conducted by financial advice licensees. Regulatory Guide 256: Client review and remediation conducted by advice licensees will be clarified through ...

Advice group partners with insurance broker

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Advice and accounting group Kelly+Partners has partnered with Austbrokers to exchange expertise, including life insurance broking. The two ASX-listed companies will set up a new operation called Austbrokers Kelly+Partners which will be owned 50% by ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Australian oil and gas company Santos' carbon reduction plan has been heavily criticised, with critics pointing out many super funds invested in the company have made declarations on climate change that don't match their actions. According to ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

QSuper bets on new retirement product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
QSuper is building a new retirement product that guarantees a lifetime income, hoping to combat longevity risk and fears that retirees will run out of money. Chief executive Michael Pennisi told a recent member update that the product, while still in ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...