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Salary sacrifice loophole bill insufficient: ISA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
While closing the salary sacrifice loophole is important, the bigger issue that needs to be addressed is that of unpaid super, according to Industry Super Australia. That was the main point in the body's submission to Schedule 7 of the Treasury Laws ...

Netwealth FUA, adviser numbers rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... commissions and regulatory requirements for intermediaries, Netwealth voluntarily conducted an internal review with reference to matters identified during the hearings. "This review identified matters involving client rectification costs and legal expenses ...

BT advice boss lands new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... to his clients without taking their individual circumstances into account and how the company dealt with ASIC and a reference check request from the rogue adviser's next employer. His former employer, BT Financial Group (BTFG) was slated to make ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... of Keith James, who is heading up the independent review into the TPB. The paper follows submissions on the terms of reference issued in April. Topics touched on include the TPB's governance arrangements, registration and education requirements, compliance ...

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... gross absolute return p.a. in the two and half years to June end. One year gross absolute return was 14.3% versus the reference index's 6.1%. Volatility and downside capture were roughly 88% and 62% respectively of the reference index. The manager uses ...

New Zealand retirement system under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... Government can ensure its people maximise their retirement savings during the decumulation phase. The review's terms of reference are broad, ranging from an assessment of the effectiveness of the nation's retirement income policies for financially ...

ASIC boosts AFSL application requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
ASIC has altered the procedure it uses to assess Australian Financial Services Licence applicants, with many now required to provide more historic information to the corporate regulator. ASIC released information sheet 240 to help guide for AFSLs affected ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Future Generation Global Investment Company. However, Magellan disclosed ESG performance data with limited usage, made no reference to portfolio decarbonistion coalition, did not disclose employee pay metrics (similar to other two), and has a consistently ...

HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... cash," the article read. In response, HUB24 said it maintains flexible fee arrangements for clients and the fee example reference in the article was "not representative of the administration fees paid and interest rates received for the majority of our ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... Both surveys (I assume) were taken before the RBA's 25 bps rate cut announced on June 4. The AiG and CBA made no reference to it in their reports. The RBA's rate reduction would further boost the nascent improvement in the economy and with it ...