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OPINION: Post RC, where to now for retail super?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
After a damning report card by the Royal Commission, the big question is where to now for retail superannuation and its advisory network ecosystem? At least we know what's not part of the answer: the status quo. Retail superannuation may not be ...

Hayne recommends new regulatory overseer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... services regulators, with the Commissioner recommending regular capability reviews for both. Additionally, Hayne recommended the law be amended to oblige the regulators to co-operate with one another, and share information "to the maximum extent practicable." ...

Royal Commission principles not simply an add-on

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
A set of ideas or principles aligned to community standards resulting from the financial services Royal Commission must not be solely grafted as optional extras for better business profits, an ethics specialist believes. The Ethics Centre executive ...

Former JPMAM executive joins boutique advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
The former head of institutional at J.P. Morgan Asset Management Australia has opted for a tree change, relocating to regional New South Wales for a new role with a boutique AFSL. Stephen Alcorn has joined privately-owned Profile Financial Services ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
A $2.5 billion industry fund has appointed a new chair as the incumbent retires after 19 years on the board. AvSuper has elected Ben Firkins to chair its board of trustees, starting February 1. He replaces George Fishlock who announced his retirement ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... the end of the year could rise and a 25 bps (or more) Fed rate hike could occur before 2019 is over. As Newton's Third Law states: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." The Fed's got the ball rolling that could probably ...

Willis Towers Watson adds cyber specialist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... Willis Towers Watson appointed a cyber specialist to its Australian arm. Benjamin Di Marco links with Willis Towers Watson from law firm Clyde & Co, where he spent almost four years, eventually establishing the firm's data privacy and cyber insurance ...

ASIC bans former NAB, CBA advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... continued while he was licensed by Interprac from August 2015. ASIC determined Nguyen was likely to contravene financial services law again. According to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, Nguyen ceased as an adviser and as a representative of Interprac ...

Will the PC recommendations fall through the cracks?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... says from an enforcement and legal standpoint, the road from inquiry recommendations to government policy and then passing as law is uncertain at best. Federal Treasurer Stuart Robert said the government will wait for the Hayne Royal Commission final ...

Advice firm hires from Macquarie Private Wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... clients," Grifa said. Picone is a certified financial planner while Weir is an investment specialist who has previously worked in law and stockbroking.