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FPA appoints former ASFA adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has snapped up an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia senior policy adviser to fill a newly-created role. The FPA has created the role of professional practice manager to focus on the association's ...

Advisers granted stat dec authorisation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
Financial advisers now have the status to sign statutory declarations under Commonwealth law. Advisers are now recognised as an additional category of people who are authorised to witness a Commonwealth statutory declaration, as outlined in the new ...

Former Macquarie advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
Two former Macquarie financial advisers received ASIC bans for dishonest conduct, including deliberate attempts to mislead the institution's compliance team. Mark Alexander Landau and Marcus Roderick Campbell have both been banned from providing financial ...

ASIC takes Dover, McMaster to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
ASIC is taking Federal Court action against Dover Financial Advisers and Terry McMaster for allegedly misleading and deceiving clients. The corporate regulator commenced civil penalty action against the disgraced dealer group and its founder on September  ...

Investa Office Fund's Canadian bidder ups the stakes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
A Canadian real estate group has topped private equity juggernaut Blackstone's bid for the Investa Office Fund. Oxford Properties Group offered to pay $5.60 per share in cash to acquire 100% of IOF, according to company filings on Friday. This is 10 ...

Chief economist update: China shares inclusion in MSCI is a blessing and a curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Three months and a few days ago, the inclusion of China's A-shares into MSCI indexes got investors all excited. 1 June 2018 marked the day when Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) included Chinese A-shares into its benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Suncorp charged super members incorrect fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
The retail superannuation master trust charged incorrect fees to some of its members in the Suncorp Employee Super and Brighter Super funds and is working on remediating clients. Suncorp charged an incorrect investment fee to its members who joined ...

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... Return Limited. The IPO follows successful capital raising by the manager. It expects to have $2 billion by the end of September - double its previous estimates. The offer is priced at $2.10 per share for 145,000,000 shares, with room to accept $73.5 ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
Corporate regulator ASIC said it has approved the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's complaint resolution rules, marking a significant milestone in time for its November 1 launch. ASIC gave the green light on the AFCA's complaint resolution ...

Life insurers admit to misconduct: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
This morning the Royal Commission heard about instances of misconduct in the life insurance industry and where conduct fell below community standards and expectations. Opening the sixth round of Royal Commission hearings, counsel assisting Rowena Orr ...