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Retail fund faces class action on MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... lower-cost, higher-performing MySuper product in a timely way in the best interests of members. "The contraventions at the heart of this case resulted in members in FirstChoice Employer Super paying higher fees and receiving a lower investment return ...

Envestnet founder tragically killed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
Founder and chief executive of Envestnet Jud Bergman has been tragically killed in a car accident alongside his wife, Hanover Hill Wealth Advisors founder Mary Miller. A former managing director of mutual funds at Nuveen Investments, Bergman founded ...

Standard Life Aberdeen chair steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... forward to fresh challenges in the next stage of my career. "Nevertheless, Standard Life Aberdeen will always be close to my heart, and I wish everyone associated with the company all the very best for the future."

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... lower year-on-year scores in quality of life and finances. Natixis Australia said compulsory superannuation lies at the heart of Australia's relatively high rating. Chief executive of Natixis Australia Damon Hambly said: "Australia's superannuation system ...

Vote in the FS Power50 now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Voting is now open for the 2019 FS Power50, compiling the most influential financial advisers in Australia. This year, Financial Standard received more than 430 nominations for the FS Power50 and the voting process has now launched with 103 advisers ...

Value but no trust in advice: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... rich than helping customers. A further 37% said financial advisers do not generally have their customers' best interests at heart. The research involved focus groups as well as surveying Australians on their views on financial advice. ASIC reports that ...

CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
More than half of the candidates for the Level III CFA Program exam in June passed, CFA Institute announced. The 21,000-plus (56%) candidates - out of 38,377 - for the exam are now eligible to become CFA charter holders, pending verification of professional ...

ASIC sues ANZ over unlawful fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... $50 million for 1.3 million occasions of unlawfully charged fees, dated from 1 January 2008 to 23 February 2016. "At the heart of ASIC's action is the fact that ANZ continued to charge the fees during the 2003-2016 period, despite what ANZ already knew," ...

Standard Life Assurance fined for hawking non-advised annuities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... director of enforcement and market oversight Mark Steward said SLA's controls needed to place fairness to customers at their heart. "Here, the financial incentives available to staff for selling non-advised annuities by telephone created conflicts which ...

Private wealth firm grows footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... clients are our chief executives and we never lose sight of how much of a privilege it is to look after them. There is a real heart and sincerity about Integral, and that authenticity struck a chord with us. We feel confident that our clients will feel ...