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YBR to remediate wealth clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Yellow Brick Road is expecting to compensate wealth clients close to $1 million for failing its fee disclosure statements obligations. During the 2019 financial year, the ASX-listed firm identified some advice clients with ongoing fee arrangements may ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Retail superannuation funds copped a battering of outflows as latest APRA figures paint a telling picture of a booming industry super fund sector nearly one year after the Hayne Royal Commission. Retail fund assets were flat at $625.7 billion in the ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed sympathy for the regulatory changes the advice industry is facing. Touching on the Royal Commission, Bishop said the reputational harm ...

Manager vacancy at $50m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
A $50 million fund set up by the South Australian government has started the search for a new investment manager to replace a Blue Sky subsidiary. The SA Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF) appointed Blue Sky Venture Capital in 2017 as its manager. It is now ...

MLC Wealth hunts new talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
MLC Wealth is looking to fill four general manager roles to lead its restructured financial advice business. A spokesperson for NAB has confirmed the group is looking to appoint four new general managers; one for Godfrey Pembroke, another for the white ...

New Zealand maintains pension age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is firmly keeping the eligible pension age at 65 years old as other countries make it tougher to qualify for the pension. In an interview with Radio New Zealand, the leader of the Labour Party argued that if ...

Super fund renews admin contract

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... industry superannuation fund has renewed its administration contract, continuing a long-held relationship with Link Group. Rest has renewed its arrangements with Link Group for a term of 3 years and 8 months and includes an option for Rest to extend ...

Government super fund changes insurance terms, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
A $29 billion government superannuation fund is making several changes to its premiums and policy terms following negotiations with its insurer AIA Australia. From 1 October 2019, members of GESB Super and West State Super will see changes to their ...

Mainstream shelves super admin business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
Mainstream Group Holdings is moving away from providing superannuation administration services to industry and corporate funds to focus instead on growing its public offer super fund. The ASX-listed firm announced today the super admin business will ...

Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
A new disciplinary system for financial advisers with a central disciplinary body headlines the government's Royal Commission implementation roadmap released today. Revealing how the government will tackle the 76 recommendations made by Commissioner ...