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IOOF to provide fee relief to adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... a minimum of 60 hours of pro bono work over the three-month period. The fee relief for advisers will be provided from October to December 2020 after IOOF receives validated pro bono records. In addition, IOOF is has developed an easy to navigate website ...

Year-long delay for super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... announced plans to transition to Sunsuper via a successor fund transfer in in November 2019, to get better scale benefits. In October 2019 IAG and NRMA informed members the SFT had been deferred but no date had been set. Now, the November 2019 transition ...

Adviser banned for five years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... for his clients' objectives. Lewis worked with a number of AFSLs throughout his career, starting with Wealth Today in October 2010 to January 2012. From there he was an authorised representative of GWM Adviser Services, which is owned by National Australia ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... in the December quarter - as private spending tanked after the government lifted the consumption tax from 8% to 10% in October 2019 - the COVID-19 pandemic lopped another 3.4% (annualised) off the economy. So much so that Japan's consumer price inflation ...

Super advocate takes FSC to task over TPD tests

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... cover is inappropriate for unemployed people and those working limited hours, pointing to ASIC report 633 released in October 2019, which revealed significant industry-wide problems with the design and claims handling process of TPD insurance. O'Halloran ...

Client drags advice firm, advisers to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... to have discovered some of the fraud and broke off the relationship. The proceedings commenced in November 2016. Last October, they were set for 10 days of hearings to start on 25 May 2020. The Pattersons contend Giam's claims and say they gave her ...

Pendal's product pipeline for 2020

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... redeemed about $118.3 million in seed capital, following closure of the US SMID and Global Smaller Companies funds in October/November last year. So far this year, Pendal subsidiary Regnan has launched its first specialist impact product to the Australian ...

Former Cbus advice head launches referral program

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... the foundation for success." Harper led Cbus's head of advice and retirement for over six years, before leaving in October last year following an internal restructure. During his time at Cbus, Harper pioneered Cbus's adviser referral program ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... 2019. This becomes even more convincing given the three interest rate cuts implemented by the Fed in July, September and October 2019. Until the coronavirus became a pandemic, that is. In its April WEO update, the IMF declared that, "Among emerging market ...

Platform cancels top 50 funds list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... products that don't suit their needs or that are poor value for money. The Woodford Equity Income Fund was wound up in October last year after liquidity problems saw it unable to meet redemptions.