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Downsizer scheme gains ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
The recently introduced downsizer contributions strategy is gaining traction, with the new scheme topping the list of adviser queries for the September quarter. BT Financial Group's technical team fielded about 3000 queries over the quarter, a significant ...

Perpetual partners with Microsoft

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Perpetual's corporate trust business has launched a data analytics platform for banks and investors to analyse portfolio performance against Australia's $200 billion mortgage market. The Perpetual Business Intelligence Platform includes a newly-launched ...

Raiz to launch group insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
A partnership between Raiz Invest and Swiss Re will launch new products attempting to disrupt the group insurance market. Raiz, the micro-investing platform, announced it is helping develop a tailored life insurance product within superannuation that ...

Bank-owned advice firm requests ASIC extension

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Highlighting the point ASIC chair James Shipton made about slow and delayed responses from Australia's financial institutions, a bank's financial advice subsidiary has sought an extension to complete a major report as part of its enforceable undertaking. ...

Early release of super, FHSSS gaining traction: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
About $89 million of superannuation has been released on compassionate grounds just three months into the new financial year, according to the ATO. Of the 10,700 early super release applications received between 1 July 2018 and September 30, more than ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
The Federal Government will this week introduce legislation into parliament to increase the penalties for white collar crimes. In a media release on Sunday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said criminal penalties were set to double in some cases, while civil ...

Integrity Life names head of retail product

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Integrity Life appointed a new head of retail product as it continues to expand its operations. William Rogers joins the life insurance provider from CommInsure, where he was a senior product development and research manager for the last three years. ...

Pension fund manager siphons $2m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
The interim head of pensions and investments at an international pension fund was convicted of fraud after he abused his position and stole close to $2 million in retirement savings. Former Westminster City Council pension fund manager Ian Woodall was ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
At first glance, the acceleration of China's year-on-year consumer price inflation in September to a seven-month high of 2.5% from 2.3% provides a positive indication that domestic demand remains healthy. However, the devil is always in the details. ...

Super funds excel in reporting obligation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
Nearly all large superannuation funds are fulfilling reporting obligations to a "high standard," the ATO's latest diagnostic reports show. In its fourth year running, the 2017 Risk Differentiation Framework (RDF) report found APRA-regulated funds successfully ...