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First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Bills to enact the First Home Super Savers Scheme, residential downsizing incentives, and a raft of additional superannuation and retirement policies announced following this years' Budget may not be introduced to Parliament before the end of the year. ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... investment management. The case for internal investment management is also growing overseas, with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Investment Management's chief operating officer Howard Brindle telling Financial Standard earlier this year that ...

Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... and procedures, and 39 client advice files. The regulator determined that Financial Index Australia's Adviser Incentive Scheme was likely to encourage representatives to switch clients from existing third-party products to FIA's in-house products. ASIC ...

Former ME Bank chief joins Powerwrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
The founding chief executive of ME Bank has joined the Powerwrap board, with more director appointments expected in the coming months. Appointed as a non-executive director, Anthony Wamsteker brings 30 years' experience to the $6 billion platform. Wamsteker ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... businesses promises to be smoother, faster, fair and free. In her speech, O'Dwyer also pushed for a last resort compensation scheme relating to past disputes as part of the Ramsay Review. "It's important to consumers who have wrongfully suffered loss ...

Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... receiving lower quality, such as reduced insurance coverage." In June, Tower Limited announced its intention to enter into a Scheme Implementation Agreement with Suncorp Group Limited, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Vero Insurance New Zealand, which ...

Royal Commission unnecessary: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... both advice and product failures. After undertaking economic modeling, the FSC found a last resort type of compensation scheme would cost up to $300 million per year. There is a better way, Loane said, of not having another industry funded levy on top ...

Equity Trustees names philanthropy lead

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... said Equity Trustees has worked closely with WealthO2 since the project was first mooted last year, ensuring the IDPS-like scheme is compliant and provides certainty to investors. "Although this differs to our normal managed investment schemes, which ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
The Federal Government is powering ahead with further changes to Australia's $2 trillion superannuation system, garnering support from across the industry. The latest proposals will see the prudential regulator (APRA) be responsible for making it easier ...

AMP Capital appoints independent directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
AMP Capital appointed three non-executive directors to its responsible entity and trustee boards. John Nesbitt, Ming Long and Peter Rowe will join the AMP Capital Funds Management and AMP Investment Services boards effective July 28. Serving as the ...