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Former adviser cops 20-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... They believed they were investing in an online retailer of luxury sportswear and would receive an annual interest rate of 15% via convertible or promissory notes. Some of the money was used to pay earlier investors with funds received from new investors. ...

Imminent launch for start-up super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... having the "best elements of an SMSF without the boring paper work" whereby members can engage with their retirement savings via an app. With traditional superannuation, members don't know where their money is invested, Hall said. The new technology ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... that come with breaching the new law. ASIC released Infosheet 241 on Wednesday, reminding trustees that influencing employers via improper incentives in the form of goods and services when selecting or retaining a default super fund provider is illegal. ...

Super fund commits $20m for housing affordability

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
HESTA has invested $20 million to help improve housing affordability and sustainability via a scalable, innovative apartment project. Targeted at first home buyers, Affordable Housing clients and those working in key community occupations, 'Nightingale ...

Ban unsolicited life insurance sales: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... of participants, who voted in a spot poll conducted last week, said life insurance and consumer credit insurance (CCI) sold via call centre staff should be outlawed. The financial services Royal Commission recommended that the unsolicited sales of superannuation ...

Lloyds, pension fund pay $250m settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... end of the initial contract term for the original mandate. The other two-thirds will be transferred to third-party managers via a series of planned tranches over the coming nine months. During this time, Standard Life Aberdeen will continue to be paid ...

ASIC clamps down on opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... making cuts out an external maker, to conserve the intellectual property of the fund manager. The fund acts as the market maker via an access provider. Since it is doing the buying and selling of securities, it gets to keep the profit or loss made on ...

Deeming rate calculations should be independent: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... how it calculated 1% and 3% as the right rates. The new spot poll asks if selling direct life and consumer credit insurance via unsolicited phone calls should be banned.

Government to close super salary sacrifice loophole

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... New legislation will enforce stronger protections against dodgy employers who short change workers' superannuation savings via salary sacrifice contributions. Assistant Treasurer and Housing Minister Michael Sukkar introduced a raft of tax measures under ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... research reveals corporate fund members are more likely to take-up default insurance. After examining insurance options available via 220 products, Rainmaker's latest Benchmarking report reveals NFP funds account for the majority of the group insurance ...