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Non-compliant personal advice rife at super funds: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
Just 49% of the files looked at by ASIC as part of its review of financial advice provided by super funds were found to be compliant with best interests duty. Reviewing the personal advice provided by 21 super funds, ASIC's Report 639: Financial ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, Our troubles will be out of sight..." - Judy Garland Yes, Virginia, it looked like that over the past few weeks and into the first days of the Christmas month. The rally in ...

Fee cuts at super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
A retail superannuation fund has dropped the investment fees on three options by 10 bps to 19 bps, with its chair saying the cuts will help it be more competitive. Australian Ethical will now charge 40 basis points instead of the prior 50 bps per year ...

Tasplan chief to exit, merger confirmed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
The chief executive of $10 billion Tasplan Super is set to exit the fund, as Tasplan and MTAA Super commit to merge on October 2020. Current Tasplan chief executive Wayne Davy will stay on until the merger date. However, starting next October, MTAA ...

Planners heed SMSF risk warning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... highlighted two cases from 2018 that demonstrate the risk auditors run by not sufficiently auditing SMSF documentation. The Cam and Bear - otherwise known as 'the cheese case' - and Baumgartner cases saw the individual SMSF auditors "left to ...

How it can all go wrong

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
In the most-talked about session on the FPA Congress program, former Queensland adviser James Cribb sat down with his lawyer Rhett Das to explain how he came to be banned and what he wishes he'd done differently. In July last year, Cribb was banned ...

Regulators quash remuneration rumours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
The Code of Ethics does not seek to ban particular forms of remuneration nor does it say that any forms of remuneration are specifically a conflict, FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield told the FPA Congress. Appearing as part of a regulatory update ...

ACSI, AFIC respond to Westpac scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors welcomed the announcement today that Brian Hartzer will step down as chief executive of Westpac. "The actions taken today reflect the seriousness of the incidents and the failure of the bank to meet ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Profitability in life risk insurance has dropped to the extent that the sector is now loss-making in aggregate, according to KPMG. The global consultant's analysis of the financial results of Australia's life insurers shows the sector made an ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Mitch Anthony, who pioneered life-centered financial advice, will address the annual FPA Congress next week. He spoke to Financial Standard about what advisers can expect from his session. Mitch Anthony has been a thought leader in financial planning ...