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UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... "25-hour" weeks in a mix of commercial and charitable roles. And he doesn't want to pigeonhole himself to financial services. "I'll probably use that actuarial expertise that I've got, but I'll end up probably with two or three or four ...

ASIC releases grandfathered arrangement findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... for example, charging an ongoing fee, an hourly rate or a fixed price or an asset-based fee, it found. The financial services Royal Commission recommended an end to the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration paid to financial advisers as soon as practicable ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... of Letters honoris causa (HonDLitt) for his lifelong impact on education and in his 50-year-plus career in financial services. It is a culmination of his links with UNE, which became part of his extended family after his father was struck in a fatal ...

Raiz rolls out SMSF functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
Self-managed superannuation fund trustees are the latest target market for financial services platform Raiz. Raiz Invest is now open to SMSFs. It charges a fee of 0.275% per annum for balances over $15,000 ($20,000 for the Custom Portfolio offer) which ...

Astute Wealth alleges copyright breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... scores are similar. Astute managing director Hans Egger said: "It is extremely disappointing to discover that a financial services company appears to have copied our material. Given all that has happened in and to the financial advice industry in Australia ...

Allianz Retire+ chief steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... in retirement income and life protection solutions. Adrian's strong track record in growing client-focused financial services businesses in the Australian market keenly positions us for significant growth," Plumb said. Stewart added: "I look forward ...

Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Hejaz Financial Services is launching three funds with an ethical overlay to retail investors that invest in global equities, credit and property. As part of the $180 million fund manager's aggressive growth strategy, the funds will give Australian ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... COVID-19," ClearView said. The findings form part of its newly released white paper How COVID-19 has changed the financial services landscape forever, which canvassed nearly 400 advisers at the end of 2020 and in March and April 2021. ClearView general ...

Fund managers failing value assessments: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... managers are falling short of delivering value to investors and justifying their fees, a review from the UK's financial services regulator reveals. A review of 18 fund managers between July 2020 and May 2021 by the Financial Conduct Authority found ...

FSC launches DDO templates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and 60 of its members have worked together to launch two products ahead of the design and distribution obligations (DDO) regime. The FSC and members from life insurance, funds management and superannuation have collaborated ...