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Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Zurich appoints Macquarie vets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Zurich has appointed two senior Macquarie Life personnel to its management team. Following Macquarie's agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich in March, Zurich has recruited current Macquarie Life head of commercial management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...

ClearView adds annuities to wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Challenger and CommInsure annuities have been added to ClearView Wealth's wrap platform. Selected annuities from both providers have been available to advisers using the platfom from 1 July. Changes driven by feedback from advisers have also been made ...

Former adviser charged with fraud

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
A former financial adviser and accountant has been charged with multiple counts of fraud involving approximately $800,000. Satvir Birk, of Reedy Creek, appeared in Southport Magistrates Court charged with five counts of fraud, carrying a maximum penalty ...

Contango sells funds management business for $13m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
Contango MicroCap has sold its funds management subsidiary. From June 30, the new owner of Contango Asset Management (CAM) will be CAM SPV, an entity created by members of the funds management business's investment team, including CAM chief investment ...

JBWere to reduce adviser commissions

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
JBWere will be making a number of changes to its remuneration framework following a six month review of its remuneration structure. In a statement, JBWere said the remuneration changes were to ensure JBWere has the "right framework in place to support ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

ATO extends SuperStream deadline

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will provide "compliance flexibility" to small businesses who have not implemented SuperStream ahead of the 30 June deadline. Small businesses will now have until 28 October 2016 to ensure they are ...

AAT reduces adviser ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has varied a decision by ASIC to ban a financial adviser for three years. Upon reviewing ASIC's decision, the AAT decided to reduce Atish Prasad's ban from three years to 18 months. Prasad was initially banned ...