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CFS culls grandfathered commissions, slashes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... ongoing commissions to advisers who were not required to provide any ongoing services to the members. On the flip side, Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) earlier condemned CFS and other product issuers winding down the ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... potential compliance cost impact was expected to be minimal. These changes, which advice associations including the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia fought for, were introduced under Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Dante De Gori, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, has explained why a united front is needed in financial advice as the bill to defer new education requirements is tabled in parliament. At the recent FPA Professionals ...

CBA chief tasked with rebuilding banking

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has taken over the reins as chair of the Australian Banking Association (ABA). The position is rotated between the chief executives of Australia's major banks, with ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliot stepping down from ...

Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... impact-related ESG investing options. Franklin Templeton's survey supports research by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, which found that impact investing has grown 72% from 2017-18 to hit $13.8 billion in assets. Franklin Templeton ...

Women in Super: A year of accomplishments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
It was a busy year for Women in Super, capped last Friday with the end-of-year Christmas luncheon where the association raised $18,000 on the day for a community foundation supporting women. Lata McNulty, chair of the NSW Committee, said that in 2019 ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... investment industry, but the data is showing that this assumption no longer holds true. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia estimates there is more than $2.96 trillion invested in ethical strategies around the globe." Vynokur added, in ...

Planners can prevent financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... the issue of financial abuse of the vulnerable, with new legislation in the United States and the Australian Banking Association calling for a national protective strategy. "The focus should be on client safety and security, protecting the dignity of ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... providers for the cost of running pension plans." In his maiden speech to the annual ASFA Conference earlier this month, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy noted the figures from the report, and said that according ...