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FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... the exam sitting window, FASEA said. "The 2021 exam sittings are in addition to remaining 2020 sittings to be held in October and November." FASEA also reminded existing advisers that they have until 31 December 2021 to pass the exam. To date, FASEA ...

Industry fund hikes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Members of a Queensland-based industry fund will soon see their insurance premiums rise by as much as 43% from October. From October 1, members of Intrust Super's MySuper option will pay more for both life cover and life and TPD cover. For those members ...

Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Super Fund for a five-year term. Rosemary Vilgan will join the board of guardians for NZ Superannuation Fund starting October 1. She replaces Stephen Moir, who is rotating off the board, after serving since 2009. Moir's past roles have included general ...

New research head at Centrepoint Alliance

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... research, after the incumbent left in May. Daniel Stojanovski will start as Centrepoint Alliance's head of research on October 13. He joins after nearly five years at IOOF, starting as a research analyst and working up to portfolio manager with responsibility ...

Banks to assess loan deferrals

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... according to the Australian Banking Association (ABA). Around 450,000 loan deferral customers will be assessed in September or October as they come to the end of a six-month deferral. Of these loans 105,000 are small and medium business loans while there ...

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... to detention centres. HESTA said the change is part of its responsible investment approach and will come into effect 1 October 2020. "The HESTA and HESTA Personal Super PDS was updated to reflect an exclusion that applies across our entire portfolio ...

Count Financial faces class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... best interests of customers nor provide services when fees were charged. Count Financial was a subsidiary of CBA until October 2019 when it was acquired by CountPlus. CBA has provided an indemnity to CountPlus of $300 million for the conduct that occurred ...

MTAA Super, Tasplan reveal executive lineup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Current MTAA Super executive manager of investments Phil Brown will assist with the handover before stepping down in mid-October after 15 years of service. The following will also depart from MTAA Super: deputy chief executive and executive manager of ...

Vanguard fund drops "cash plus" name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... "cash plus" tag from their short-term fixed income funds, as ASIC sharpens focus on managed funds advertising. Effective October 1, the Vanguard Cash Plus Fund will be renamed the Vanguard Short Term Fixed Interest Fund as the manager shifts to a more ...

Industry fund underpaid SG to staff

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... not do so. The error in calculation meant 165 current and former ACSRF staff were underpaid a total of $76,921 between October 2009 and March 2018, the fund confirmed in a statement to Financial Standard. The fund said it has paid annual leave loading ...