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Amish community scammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... each loan which gave those involved in the scheme "a false sense of security". "Promises of guaranteed returns or investments without risk are classic warning signs of fraud," said associate regional director of the SEC's Philadelphia Regional Office ...

What people really think about life commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... what type of advice they were willing to pay for, 54% were said they were driven to pay by the desire to build up investments. That was followed by saving for retirement at 50%. However, advisers offering life cover may have a bit of a harder time - ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
BlackRock will double its ESG ETF offerings, dump investments in thermal coal and increase sustainable assets under management tenfold this decade. All this, just six months after it was revealed that BlackRock lost more than $133 billion by investing ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... held senior roles at CBA, and Citi. Kathryn Watt has over 30 years of experience including as a director of Vanguard Investments Australia. She has held roles at Minter Ellison and Hive Legal. Watt is currently a director with several NAB subsidiaries ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... particularly those within the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury," it said. "However APRA has recognised it can promote more coordinated ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... calling for a coordinated approach to supporting the mental health of advisers. At a forum hosted by Zurich Life and Investments, advisers were invited to share their mental health concerns. Those present spoke of being overwhelmed by a "perfect storm" ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
One of the largest providers of SOAs has seen a significant rise in users, with the cost of super and pension investments dropping by up to 10 basis points on the back of digital advice. The Sargon Decimal annual Digital Insights report shows that between ...

APRA slaps extra conditions on Avanteos

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... weaknesses that allowed these breaches to occur. "APRA has been liaising with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which continues to conduct its own investigation into these matters. We don't rule out taking further action ...

AMP to cut contribution fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... Elements Investment, PortfolioCare eWRAP Super, PortfolioCare eWRAP Investment, WealthView eWRAP and WealthView eWRAP Investments. Advisers will be supplied with a list of clients these fees are currently paid by in January, AMP said. Describing them ...

Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... general manager and board member for the Ethical Advisers' Co-op Fiona Thomas was also on the panel with Russell Investments portfolio manager James Harwood and Perennial Value Management Sustainable Future Trust portfolio manager Damian Cottier. ...