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ASIC takes Dover, McMaster to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... is responsible for the delay." Another section states that, under the Corporations Act, Dover was not responsible for anything done by an adviser "which is not within the authority provided by Dover in these circumstances." Discussing this clause during ...

Advice firm rebrands, confirms independence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... independent advisers that meet the definition, according to SuperGuide. "Being labelled independent won't change anything for our clients. The service and advice is still the same high-quality, unbiased recommendations we have always strived for," ...

NAB complicated plan service fee issue: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... its superannuation funds. "What I want to suggest to you is this. There is no reason why the trustee would want to do anything other than fully remediate its members," Hodge said. "I don't agree with that proposition," Hagger said. Hodge asked what ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... "as evidence that inflation based on more sustainable local demand was taking hold." The BOJ can decide and announce anything it wants later today so long as it does not prompt further increases in the JGB yields (it would dampen growth) and yen appreciation ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... and even commodities. What's the maximum returns you can hit with absolute return investing? "Theoretically it can be anything, but practically the greater the return you can achieve probably means the greater risk that you are taking. ARCO is a very ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... according to RBA head of payments policy Tony Richards. But the bank's payments policy department hasn't yet found anything to be worried about - primarily because usage remains low. "I have managed to find a Sydney cafe that accepted bitcoin ...

PC puts spotlight on lifecycle super products

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... hopes the industry will come up with even better solutions for members, as this segment of superannuation is "short of anything optimal." Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper recently told a Sydney event the government is looking at governance ...

CBA cops $25 million for BBSW rigging

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... the allegations in late February. "We do not believe our employees have engaged in unlawful conduct, nor have they done anything that would have adversely impacted the efficiency and integrity of financial markets as alleged, or at all," it said at the ...

Royal Commission case study: advice put retirement in ruins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... their plans. They were also told to increase their insurances to at least $1 million each to ensure they were covered if anything were to go wrong. "He told us the strategy would take about three months, no longer than five," McDowall said. A business ...

ASIC totally unprepared for advice reforms: Tynan

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan believes if the Royal Commission has made anything clear, it's that ASIC is in the dark about how to police financial advice misconduct. Speaking to Financial Standard, Tynan said the key ...