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BetaShares receives Zenith rating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
BetaShares has been awarded a recommended rating from Zenith for its Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200). BetaShares says A200 is the lowest cost Australian ETF globally, providing access to the largest 200 stocks by market capitalisation listed on the ASX. ...

AMP board member retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
AMP has announced the retirement of a board member ahead of its annual general meeting. Geoff Roberts will retire from the AMP board at the conclusion of the AGM on May 2. Roberts has served on the board since July 2016 and has been chair of the audit ...

APRA consults to combat cyber attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
APRA has invited submissions from all APRA-regulated entities on how the financial services industry can improve information security and protect itself from cyber-crime. The regulatory authority has not updated its information security guidelines since ...

Macquarie axes SMSF residential property loans

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Macquarie Bank revealed in a note to brokers it has made significant changes to its product offerings. The bank confirmed it is no longer offering SMSF residential home loans, with the change effective from April 30. Macquarie will continue to service ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
Billionaire fund manager Kerr Neilson and philanthropist Judith Neilson sold $300 million of their stake in Platinum Asset Management, to put money towards philanthropy and personal investments. The Platinum co-founder now has a retaining control over ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The life insurance industry is pushing ahead with the rollout of new rules on genetic testing despite a delay. There had been plans to launch a new Life Insurance Code of Practice from July 1, but during the feedback period the Financial Services Council ...

Boutique fund manager drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
A boutique funds management group is reducing the management fees on one of its signature funds. Premium China Funds Management is dropping the management fee on its Premium Asia Fund by 45 basis points. This will sit alongside the removal of the performance ...

Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
The Government will allow mortgage brokers to continue to collect trailing commissions on new loans with a review slated for three years down the line, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said yesterday. The competition regulator and the Council of Financial ...

NAB announces executive departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank's chief people officer is leaving the organisation. Lorraine Murphy has resigned as chief people officer at NAB. Murphy joined NAB in March 2016 and has 20 years' experience across multiple industries. The role will be temporarily ...

Super fund chief executive to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
The chief executive of one of Australia's largest corporate superannuation funds is retiring and the fund is hunting for a replacement. Doug Carmichael is slated to retire in June end after nine years of leading Commonwealth Bank Group Super. The ...