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Adviser reputation hits all-time low

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
The public image of the financial advice profession is at a historic low, according to the latest Roy Morgan Image of Professions Survey 2015. When asked to rate financial advisers for their honesty and ethical standards, respondents gave advisers a ...

BetaShares US equity ETF rated

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
The BetaShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF has become the fund provider's seventh vehicle to be awarded a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. The fund, which has the ASX code QUS, was launched in January and aims to track the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the clock is ticking for the industry to implement the recommendations in the Trowbridge report. Alex Burke investigates what that might mean for risk advice. "It is up to the industry now to restore public confidence ...

TAL pays out $1bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Life insurance payouts at TAL increased by 12.3% to $948 million during 2014. In a recent announcement TAL said majority of claims were taken out to help people while still living and that payment in the event of a death now accounts for 47.4% of benefits ...

Volcker Alliance proposes new US regulator system

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Six years after US financial regulatory mismanagement triggered the GFC, US policy makers are still debating how the US regulatory system should be restructured. The Volcker Alliance, a non-partisan regulatory think tank comprising former senior regulators ...

Managed Account Holdings to invest in advisory firms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Managed Account Holdings recently announced it will be investing into financial advisory firms with a $5 million expansion capital proposal to wholly owned subsidiary Planner Holdings Limited (PHL). The current proposal suggests PHL will hold up to ...

Bennelong partners 4 Corners to offer infrastructure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Bennelong Funds Management recently announced it will partner a global infrastructure investment manager with the mandate to invest in listed infrastructure companies from around the world. The partnership with 4 Corners Infrastructure, Bennelong's ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
The federal ALP opposition has outlined a change to their superannuation tax policy that they estimate could save $1.4 billion per year and help rebalance superannuation. The policy was outlined by shadow Treasury spokesperson Chris Bowen who said it ...

Qualitas grows team with senior appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Real estate investment specialist Qualitas has appointed a head of compliance and legal, a risk analyst and an investment analyst, bringing the size of the team to 35 people. Head of compliance and legal Ruth McClelland joined Qualitas from K2 Asset ...

Media Super doubles investment menu

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Boutique public offer fund Media Super has defied industry trends by more than doubling the size of its investment menu. Following a strategic redesign, Media Super has increased the number of pooled investment choices from 10 to 23, not including the ...