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Man posing as financial adviser charged

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A Sydney man posing as a financial adviser has been charged after he allegedly defrauded elderly clients of their life savings. The 34-year-old man, who was the sole director of a Woollahra-based finance and investment company, was arrested yesterday ...

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is reservedly welcoming a move by the Australian Taxation Office to place superannuation choice forms online. According to AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck, the ATO project, which will allow employers ...

XTB adds bond SMA to Macquarie Wrap

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
XTB is expanding its pure fixed income separately managed account solution onto Macquarie Wrap. The ACBC Fixed Income No. 1 Model Portfolio was first available to financial advisers in February using Praemium SMA and SuperSMA platforms, and invests ...

Human Super appoints inaugural chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
A former head of investment trusts marketing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management has been appointed the inaugural chief executive of Human Super. Pascale Helyar-Moray will take leadership of the newly launched product effective immediately and hopes to ...

REST CEO moves on, custodian renewed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Long-serving chief executive of REST Industry Super, Damian Hill, has advised the board of his intention not to seek a renewal of his employment contract at its conclusion in January 2018. Hill, who first joined the fund in 1999 as administration manager ...

Global disruption fund locks in former CEOs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Evans Dixon chairman David Evans has assembled an investment team of former chief executives to raise up to $150 million for the soon to be ASX-listed Global Disruption Fund. The initial portfolio is expected to include Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba, Netflix ...

Super funds fight for financial inclusion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Industry superannuation funds VicSuper and HESTA are among 30 organisations forming the national Financial Inclusion Action Plan, driving inclusion and resilience for adults who are experiencing financial exclusion. The initiative, facilitated by Good ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Australian consumer concern about security issues including financial and internet risks is the highest it's been in the last decade according to the latest Unisys Security Index. The overall Unisys Security Index for Australia is 157 out of 300, up ...

RG 133 review reveals poor compliance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Custodians and responsible entities of managed investment schemes with asset holding requirements are falling short of ASIC expectations, showing generally poor levels of understanding and compliance with Regulatory Guide 133. These findings form part ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Virginia Surety Company, a general insurer whose bundled add-on products included life insurance cover, has been subject to an ASIC investigation involving more than 500 customers. In a release issued by the regulator, Virginia Surety was said to have ...