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Specialist advice businesses optimal: Barrett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
Advice firms hoping to succeed will have a much higher chance of achieving organic growth if they specialise, as opposed to generalist practices, according to AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett. Speaking on a WealthO2 webinar, Barrett said advice firms ...

Funds services firm expands offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
A boutique administration services firm is expanding its back-office offering to include trustee, custody and escrow services. Intertrust Group has secured an AFSL that will enable it to provide additional fund services to asset managers, institutional ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Workers looking for new employment in the superannuation and investment industries need to display qualities of optimism, self-motivation, resilience and mental agility to nab a role during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to specialist recruiter ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has reported a 13.7% rise in monthly complaints in the last financial year with most being about superannuation, insurance claims and credit. Australians in dispute with their super fund, bank, insurer or ...

EM winners, losers emerge in COVID-19 struggle

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The pandemic has created compelling investment opportunities in emerging markets, while the bigger players face increasing scrutiny over their bungled responses and dismal transparency. That's according to Michael Cirami, co-director of global income ...

Super must come together over cybercrime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The oversight body of the Superannuation Transaction Network is calling on super funds to work together to thwart the threat of cybercrime. Addressing the Association of Super Funds of Australia, GNGB executive officer Michelle Bower has urged the super ...

APRA releases fund-level ERS data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
APRA has released fund-level data showing the progress of the early release of super scheme, with 96% of requests being met within five business days. However, several funds have taken far longer. APRA's figures to May 3 show 830,000 payments were ...

ERS paused as AFP investigates fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Deputy Treasurer Michael Sukkar confirmed the ATO has paused requests for early release being sent to super funds, as the AFP investigates identity theft. Speaking to Sky News this morning, Sukkar emphasised that the ATO has not been compromised and ...

Chief economist update: No escaping the inverted yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
"Flattening the curve". This is the overriding aim of governments and health officials everywhere when they implemented or advise social isolation, social distancing limits and lockdown measures. Many have (or are beginning to) flattened their respective ...

ERS top of mind for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
Early release of super was the topic most frequently asked about by advisers during March and April, according to new figures from AMP's technical adviser support team. The next most asked about issue was minimum pension drawdowns as the government ...