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NAB responds to ASIC market manipulation allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... seriously. We are committed to service, integrity and ethics and our values reflect this." Gall went on to say that NAB "[does] not agree with ASIC's claims which means they will now be settled by a court process. "As part of ASIC's investigation NAB ...

ASIC warns SMSF accountants to have backup plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... has warned SMSF accountants to prepare for a contingency if their limited Australian financial services (AFS) licences are not regulator approved by 30 June. Accountants who lodged their applications after 1 March 2016 face a "significant risk" that ...

Suncorp rolls out online only super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... Bank app. We'll be bringing this to market later this year," Diuncan said. Suncorp's own research found 44% of Australians not interested in super would be more engaged if their super account operated more like a bank account. "Being an online only product ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... early 2015," he adds. "We believe investor expectations of further devaluation have been overly bearish as four factors do not seem to support a competitive devaluation argument: China's record 2015 trade surplus of $600 billion, the health of the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... financial market conditions over the past few months, "Attention is now turning to some particular event risks". The RBA did not elaborate what these are in its statement but the nearest one is the 23 June referendum on 'Brexit'. US consumer credit US ...

Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... income protection insurance, the take up rate is just 29%. Or put another way, a quarter of MySuper superannuation members do not take up life insurance through super, and over two thirds do not take up income protection insurance through their super ...

Former Equititrust CEO appeal refused

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... permanently prevent him from providing any financial services. The AAT refused the application on the grounds that McIvor had not "made an affidavit in the AAT as to the matters in the controversy"; despite being advised by ASIC to do so, McIvor's solicitors ...

Midwinter launches online training portal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Midwinter has launched an online education portal which aims to provide advisers and their support with training on seven aspects of the AdviceOS financial planning software. The Midwinter Academy will allow users to access and undertake training from ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... government and nearly all the country's political parties had urged voters to reject the initiative. The amount to be paid was not determined, but the non-political group behind the initiative had suggested paying CHF2,500 (around $3,500) a month to ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... funds with relatively larger holdings in property outperformed in the period. Regarding the market segments, the gap between not-for-profit (NFP) funds and retail funds within the Workplace sector continues. The 12-month return gap is now at 140 basis ...