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Class action accuses NAB of super rip-off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... $6.3 billion of accrued default amounts over to the lower-cost MySuper product in a timely way. "The contraventions at the heart of this case resulted in NAB's default MasterKey super members paying higher fees and commissions and receiving lower investment ...

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
"Gong xi fa cai"! China celebrates its lunar new year on January 25 this year, bidding farewell to the "pig" and welcoming the 'Year of the Rat'. Beijing has every reason to be optimistic. Derogatory as it may seem to be called "a rat", this ...

Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." Louis Armstrong's immortal classic played on my head as rain started pouring on this burning land - even did a rain dance in my backyard - and meteorologists forecast more to come that hopefully extinguishes ...

YouTube fundie name erased from flagship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
The star UK fund manager who infamously took to YouTube to issue a heartfelt apology for his fund being suspended, has had his name erased from his flagship trust as investment responsibilities are transferred to another manager. The Woodford Patient ...

Former Goldman Sachs exec charged over $62m bribery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... received more than $62 million (US$43 million) for his role in facilitating the bribe scheme. "Individual conduct lies at the heart of all bribery schemes," said Charles Cain, chief of the SEC enforcement division's FCPA Unit. "Here, Leissner abused ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, Our troubles will be out of sight..." - Judy Garland Yes, Virginia, it looked like that over the past few weeks and into the first days of the Christmas month. The rally in ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... trials and tribulations of the year for the association and its members. Having recently returned to work following open heart surgery, Bineham told the audience that he had received an insurance payment during his healthcare. He said that money helped ...

TAL launching new product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... customer experience." TAL chief medical officer and head of physical health Dr. Priya Chagan said: "At TAL, health is at the heart of what we do. We are always looking for new ways to empower people to protect their physical, mental and financial wellbeing. ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A relatively new advice association has picked up members at a rapid pace as it takes up the fight to retain life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. ...

AllianceBernstein boss lands FSC directorship

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... financial services industry has the strength to face tomorrow's challenges and have the tools to ensure consumers are at the heart of every business decision," Driscoll said.