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ASIC turns up the heat on enforcement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
One year on from a Royal Commission lambasting, ASIC is continuing to increase its efforts to chasten large institutions for misconduct, latest enforcement activity numbers show. In its latest six monthly report into its enforcement and regulatory work ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
MLC Life Insurance has announced a new addition to its leadership team, hiring from TAL. Kent Griffin has been appointed as the insurer's chief financial officer having held the same position at TAL since 2012. MLC Life said Kent will lead both the ...

Global asset manager fills giant impact fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... pool through its balance sheet and employee commitments. KKR partners and co-heads of KKR Global Impact Robert Antablin and Ken Mehlman said that as investors, the firm had "a significant role to play in building businesses that contribute to SDG solutions," ...

New board member at EQT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
A high profile financial adviser has joined EQT Holdings, appointed as a non-executive director to its board. Catherine Robson, who founded Affinity Private, has joined the EQT board. Robson began her career at Macquarie and founded boutique wealth ...

Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
On the anniversary of the Royal Commission's final report, AFA chief Phil Kewin reflects on the year that was and how the playbook - and rules - changed for advisers. It's been 12 months since the financial services sector was hit with Commissioner ...

Wealth manager makes senior appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Embattled wealth manager Evans Dixon has appointed a new chief financial officer and company secretary. Paul Ryan has been promoted to the role, formerly serving as Evan & Partners private capital managing director. In a release, the firm said Ryan ...

Frydenberg takes RC super advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
The federal government has released a tranche of draft legislation implementing much of the recommendations of the Royal Commission, including banning directors of RSEs to hold any other roles and prohibiting trustees from charging advice fees in MySuper ...

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
The peak body for financial planners has moved to reiterate its stance against non-client directed fees in financial advice, as consultation opens into the government's review of stamping fees. The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
More than a year after it was recommended by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the government has taken steps to extend the Banking Executive Accountability regime to include super funds and other APRA-regulated entities. Set to be known as the Financial ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A newly launched sub-plan of Aracon Super has officially launched, marketed to millennials with a PDS revealing relatively high fees, expensive insurance and big ambitions. Elevate Super launched today, after Financial Standard revealed its plans last ...