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Media Super winds up income investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
The $6.2 billion superannuation fund Media Super has issued a notice to members notifying them that its Income Plus investment option will close effective 5 February 2019. The fund said the ongoing low bond yield environment has put performance of its ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The current climate is pushing the importance of asset allocation to the forefront of building robust portfolios, prompting investment experts to think outside the box of traditional assets. Karren Vergara writes. The importance of making the right ...

Calls for clarity on personal advice in DDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
The definition of personal advice and the treatment of platform operators in the design and distribution obligations legislation must be clarified, the Financial Services Council has argued in its submission. When financial advisers use a platform to ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

Industry fund changes insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
An industry superannuation fund has swapped out Hannover Life as its provider for income protection cover, amid an overhaul of its insurance offering. NESS Super (New South Wales Electrical Superannuation Scheme) managed about $760 million in superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
It won't be over till it's over. Yes Virginia, the uncertainty that is Brexit festers on, pushed further until Britons have cast their vote at (yet another) general election to be held on 12 December (December 13 in Australia) and from there ...

Adviser moves show industry upheaval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
Rainmaker analysis of ASIC Financial Adviser Register data has revealed hundreds of movements across advice dealer groups in just the last three months. From July to October end, Commonwealth Financial Planning lost over 100 advisers, going from 568 ...

New FPA board members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has appointed several new board members as a result of recent elections. Alison Henderson and David Sharpe will commence their second term on the FPA board, while William Johns joins the board for the ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The two industry funds are in talks over a possible merger, one which would see the creation of Australia's largest superannuation fund. Queensland-based industry superannuation funds Sunsuper and QSuper have confirmed they are locked in discussions ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Super "whatever it takes" Mario Draghi's final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it ...