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Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... Chinese tourism, with businesses missing out on approximately $9.2 billion in Chinese spending. Green said financial advisers and investors should adopt a defensive approach in the coming weeks. "Most investors should monitor the situation with their ...

Fraudulent adviser cops ban, jail time

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... misused their funds for the benefit of his own business," ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "Accountants and financial advisers are in a position of trust. As demonstrated in this case, ASIC is prepared to take criminal action where trusted advisers ...

AMP adds competitors to platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... TAL to expand the insurance products offered on its MyNorth platform. Both insurance offers are available for financial advisers and super and pension clients of MyNorth, North, Summit, ipac iAccess and Generations. It comes as Plan For Life Actuaries ...

The growing risk to financial advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
Financial advisers must act to repair the trust deficit or risk being superseded by superannuation funds. That's according to advisory and accounting firm HLB Mann Judd's Michael Hutton, who warned of the threat the changes could have to financial ...

DNR expands distribution team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... and Queensland. Robert Coates will join the team from Pengana Capital, where he was responsible for servicing financial advisers in NSW. DNR Capital chief executive Robert White said Coates' appointment comes as the company has seen significant growth ...

Vanguard firms up super team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... position to lead our superannuation undertaking as we develop this new offer with both individual investors and financial advisers in mind." In November last year a spokesperson confirmed the super offering won't be a strictly direct-to-investor product ...

Class action accuses NAB of super rip-off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... and Personal Super default members were left idling in products with higher fees and paying commissions to financial advisers that would have been banned if they were in a MySuper product. It alleges MLC Nominees and NULIS failed to exercise the degree ...

AMP remediation processes questionable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... spokesperson for AMP told Financial Standard the refunds are for plan service fees - for services provided by financial advisers - that were charged to corporate super members up until July 2014, with the services now available to members at no cost. ...

What people really think about life commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
New research from MetLife suggests that financial advisers should consider multiple payment structures to meet client needs. The MetLife Client-Adviser Relationship Report looked at what clients want from financial advice and life insurance. The research ...

Powerwrap finds new line of business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... Escala Partners and a new line of business for the platform. A US company that distributes alternative funds to financial advisers has mandated Powerwrap to provide its administration for about $2 billion to $4 billion in assets. As a part of the agreement ...