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Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
A $2.7 billion industry superannuation has welcomed a new chair, as well as a deputy chair. Janet Torney has been appointed chair of Club Plus Super, while Steve Whan is the new deputy chair. Torney takes over from Tara Moriarty, who stepped down after ...

CPA, CAANZ designations approved

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Chartered accountants and CPAs will now be able to claim credits for prior learning towards meeting the FASEA education standards for financial advisers. The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority will approve one credit for advisers who have ...

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Russell Investments launched what it is calling a "next generation" suite of multi-asset managed accounts - the first managed accounts offering for the investment giant. The offering comes in response to the growing adviser and investor preference for ...

AMP Life sale blocked

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
AMP has confirmed the sale of its life insurance business to Resolution Life is highly unlikely to go ahead. The institution said the sale of AMP Life is highly unlikely to proceed on the current terms do to challenges in meeting the condition precedent ...

APRA sticks to rigid member outcomes deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The prudential regulator has set high expectations for trustees to meet the inaugural annual outcomes assessment, which is less than six months away. While consultation for prudential standard Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) is underway ...

New strategic advisory lead at Willis Towers Watson

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Willis Towers Watson announced a new head of strategic advisory, investments. Jessica Melville steps up to the position after 10 years with the firm, joining in 2008 as an analyst. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Melville worked as an investment ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
The Electrical Trades Union has condemned Industry Super Australia's recent report on the energy crisis, saying it puts at risk the very people ISA is supposed to represent. The report, Fixing the Energy Crisis, was issued by ISA last week. It makes ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
"China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should MATCH, or continue being the dummies who sit back and politely watch as other countries continue to play their games ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MySuper could soon surpass self-managed super funds as the preferred retirement savings vehicle for Australians, a new Rainmaker report shows. Using the latest APRA data, Rainmaker's MySuper Report found the MySuper asset pool hit $713 billion at ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Industry superannuation funds believe they hold the key to unlocking Australia's energy crisis. Peak industry superannuation body Industry Super Australia today released a new discussion paper calling for industry funds to take a leading hand in ...