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BTFG will pay back grandfathered commissions to customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
BT Financial Group will pass on the benefit of banning grandfathered commissions to its clients instead of retaining it, the Financial Services Council Summit heard. BT Financial Group general manager advice Michael Wright told Financial Standard the ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
The SMSF Association has slammed the Productivity Commission for labelling smaller-sized self-managed super funds as "fundamentally flawed" and for not comparing returns on a level playing field. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's draft ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Pinnacle Investment Management is acquiring a 40% equity stake in a Melbourne boutique founded by former Vanguard executives and is powering towards another acquisition. The multi-boutique manager is paying $4 million for a 40% equity stake in Omega ...

Westpac names independent director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Westpac appointed an international banking executive to its board as an independent non-executive director. Anita Fung joins the banking group on 1 October 2018; she will also join the bank's risk and compliance committee, and its Asia advisory board. ...

Tenders on the menu for UK pension schemes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... appropriate, or whether the market could provide a better deal. Included in the raft of changes is the requirement that trustees run a competitive tender when selecting their first fiduciary manager. Additionally, fiduciary managers must now provide ...

BTFG flags platform overhaul

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
BT Financial Group is introducing a new fee structure for BT Panorama and offering a compact version of the platform. It is also releasing an online adviser services hub later this year. BTFG announced a raft of changes to its platform offering today ...

Aviva appoints insto lead from Russell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
Aviva Investors is welcoming a client solutions director in a freshly-minted role, as it expands the investor base for its $862 million Australian institutional business. Joining Aviva Investors from Russell Investments is Divyesh Bhana. At Russell ...

Deductible super contributions front of mind: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
After reforms paved the way for more Australians to top up their superannuation, financial adviser queries around deductible personal super contributions have increased. According to BT Financial Advice's (BTFA) technical team, the top query from financial ...

SuperStream changes consultation opens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... superannuation by ensuring mandatory use of the ATO SMSF verification service by APRA funds. The consultation period will run until 3 August 2018. Earlier this month the SMSF Association praised the Government's proposed change to the annual audit cycle ...

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Growth Farms' recently launched farm leasing fund picked up a cornerstone investment from a $1 billion advisory group. Providence Wealth has made a "substantial" investment in the fledgling Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, making it the fund's cornerstone ...