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ANZ scraps individual bonuses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
ANZ has taken individual bonuses off the table in favour of an incentive based on group performance. From October 1 most ANZ staff will be rewarded with a group performance dividend based on the bank's performance across four perspectives: risk, financial ...

Chief economist update: Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
"If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War China's just implemented one of its greatest son's prescriptions and, for sure and for certain, it's gonna irritate Trump. Financial markets were shell-shocked ...

VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... LIC's raising will also be eligible to receive shares in the main business (ASX: VGI) for nil consideration, up to a maximum limit of 5.2 million alignment shares. Existing investors will get one alignment share for every 75 VG8 shares that they ...

AMP MDA constraints frustrate advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The additional conditions imposed on AMP Financial Planning's managed discretionary account (MDA) licence has resulted in so many constraints on financial advisers that the offering is reportedly "unusable". A source told Financial Standard that AMP ...

AFA, FPA slam haste in ending grandfathered commissions

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have both criticised the time frame given to phase out grandfathered commissions. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced earlier this week legislation ...

Alan Dixon on extended leave from URF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The former chief executive of Evans and Partners, who stepped aside from the role in June to focus on the embattled US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF), is taking extended leave of absence for personal reasons. URF has a market cap of $301 million ...

Managed accounts hit milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Managed accounts have reached a growth milestone, now making up 29% of the investment market in Australia. Managed accounts funds under administration grew by 17% to $51 billion in the 12 months to March, according to Rainmaker data. Platform funds ...

Consultancy launches virtual business coaching

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
Time poor financial advisers can now head online for help from Elixir Consulting. Elixir Consulting launched Evolve Alliance, a virtual business coaching portal for financial advisers in Australia without the time to access the firm's direct business ...

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... recommendation that has been put to us," Morrison said. "We conduct that review, it's one will be actioning and are not going to limit it. "But the government's policy, let me be very clear, is what is set out in what the law of this country is and our ...

Suncorp responds to shareholder resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... set. Market Forces said Suncorp's targets should be consistent with the goal of the Paris Agreement to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase from global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial level. The resolution requests Suncorp's disclosures ...