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HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
HUB24 has slammed a media report that claims its cash account holders will be worse off following the recent interest rate cuts. HUB24 called for a trading halt in light of an article written in the Australian Financial Review published on July 3, claiming ...

New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
A new boutique fund manager has appointed RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS) as its new custodian. RBC I&TS will provide custody and fund administration services for Melior Investment Management, which launched its flagship Melior Australian ...

APRA warns trustees on PYSP deadline breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
APRA has warned trustees that failed to comply with the July 1 Protecting Your Superannuation Package deadline to inform the prudential regulator straight away. A trustee that breaches the PYSP legislation at the product level application or the fixed-term ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
I have a confession to make, I was a closet "no RBA rate cut in July" speculator, going against the 'Big Four' banks and financial market expectations that it would... cut interest rates by another 25 bps at its July 2019 board meeting. So soon ...

Whistleblowers given new protection

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
From July 1, whistleblowers who report misconduct about companies and company officers have more rights and stronger protections. The Corporations Act 2001 has been updated to better protect corporate whistleblowers by requiring their confidentiality ...

Investec scores ADI licence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Investec Bank plc has received the green light from APRA to provide banking services in Australia from July 1. Investec Bank plc, which is owned by London Stock Exchange-listed Investec plc, is now operating as a foreign ADI. BNP Paribas, Societe Generale ...

QSuper lowers balanced fund fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Members invested in QSuper's default balanced option will benefit from lower investment fees. In addition to the group insurance policy changes the $72 billion super fund introduced on July 1, investment fee changes have been rolled out. Investment ...

Raiz hikes fees for low balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Raiz Invest is bumping up fees for low-balance customers from 1 August 2019. Monthly maintenance fees will increase to $2.50 for active account balances of less than $10,000. For accounts with equal to or greater than $10,000, the account fee is unchanged ...

MLC Super updates TPD cover, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
MLC Super has changed the way it assesses total and permanent disablement (TPD) claims for all working members from 1 July 2019. For members who have worked for 13 months before lodging a claim, MLC Super will determine if the member is unable to work ...

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
A $15 billion superannuation fund is making several changes to its group insurance offering in addition to the July 1 changes, which will see some members pay more for cover. CareSuper is moving from a unit-based cover for standard death and TPD insurance ...