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AFCA pivots to member experience

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
The Australian Financial Complains Authority (AFCA) is placing a higher emphasis on member experience following an increase in its membership base, two years on from its launch. In its first two years, AFCA's membership has grown to 40,000 members across ...

Praemium board bungle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... has been forced to step down following an administrative error, while the former Powerwrap chair has been appointed to the board. Claire Willette has stepped down as a non-executive director after her re-election was not put forward at Praemium's annual ...

Sequoia reveals strategic plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... premium advice brand. It projects adviser numbers to increase to 450 by end of 2021. Sequoia chair John Larsen said: "The board of Sequoia believes the financial planning industry has a bright future, as a consequence we are looking to increase our adviser ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... released to the public tomorrow. An independent three-person panel of Treasury veteran Mike Callaghan, former Future Fund board member and banker Carolyn Kay and former SMSF Association chair Deborah Ralston produced the 600-page report. Their job was ...

FPA board member joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) board member Julie Matheson has joined Peloton Partners. The Melbourne based financial services consultancy was founded by Rob Jones and Michael Harrison, both former Shadforth financial advisers. Matheson ...

Implemented Portfolios adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Individually managed account operator Implemented Portfolios has welcomed a non-executive director to the board who recently founded an investment consulting firm. Steve Garth, principal of Principia Investment Consultants and former Dimensional Fund ...

AustralianSuper net-zero promise flawed: MarketForces

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... mitigate against the risk of climate change on its portfolio's long-term performance. The decision was endorsed by its board in an October meeting. So far, it has committed to having $1 billion (or 0.56% of its $180 billion in total assets) invested ...

Fintechs to merge

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Sharp will remain as chair and Paul Collins, Trent Lund and Randolf Clinton will be appointed as directors. The InPayTech board unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of the transaction in the annual general meeting on 21 January 2021.

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A $117 billion superannuation fund is changing the cost of insurance across the board at the turn of the New Year. Most QSuper members will see income protection cover go up 31%, while death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover will increase ...

Praemium improves on-boarding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A new functionality on the Praemium platform is helping financial advisers on-board clients more efficiently. Praemium's integration with Iress' financial planning software Xplan enables advisers to initiate new applications more seamlessly. The new ...