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Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
If no government is brave enough to mandate one-third independent directors on superannuation boards then funds should at least be accountable to members for their hires via an industry-wide governance code. This view is a key theme from responses to ...

HUB24 funds under administration to hit $3bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
There is no shortage of good news at listed company HUB24, which is forecast to almost double its funds under administration (FUA) within 12 months. The share price tells the story: From a 52-week low of just over a dollar, shares in the platform provider ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
With International Women's Day around the corner the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has renewed calls for the federal government to make gender inequality a priority. The ACTU's updated gender pay gap report shows 60% of women aged between ...

Labor wants stronger LIF rules

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Legislation based on the Life Insurance Framework doesn't go far enough according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers. Discussing the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
BT Financial Group has been awarded 2015 Life Company of the Year at a ceremony hosted by Plan for Life and the Association of Financial Advisers in Sydney last night. BTFG collected three of 13 awards on offer, also winning the Income Protection Award ...

UniSuper announces tax referrals as intra-fund advice grows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
UniSuper has announced a referral partnership with tax specialist PKF Melbourne as visits to the fund's advice network have grown by 20% over the past 12 months. This partnership follows similar arrangements with estate planning specialists Mills Oakley ...

New CEO at Board of Taxation

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Federal Treasury has announced an inaugural chief executive role at the Board of Taxation that will lead the work of the secretariat as well as all communication with industry stakeholders. Secretary to the Treasury, John Fraser, announced on Friday ...

OneVue partners with Sentry Group for adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
OneVue has announced it is partnering with Sentry Group to deliver a new platform for Sentry's advice network. The OneVue platform will be incorporated into Sentry's existing Compass platform suite, which also includes offerings from HUB24, Asgard and ...

Synchron announces LIF tech and referral arrangements

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Following on from its partnership with AIA to create a Life Insurance Framework-friendly insurance product, Synchron has announced two new LIF support initiatives. The first is SyncAdvsr, a software package designed to automatically produce fee disclosure ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The Life Insurance Framework is expected to be put to the House of Representatives by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer this week. The government released exposure draft legislation in December 2015, based on the framework, which O'Dwyer said at the ...