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Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The former chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers believes a practical trade-off is required in order for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to meet its "mutually exclusive" goals for increasing industry professionalism. ...

Pacific Current invests $95m in US firm, sells Aussie infrastructure stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
Pacific Current Group has acquired a 24.9% stake in a US alternative investment firm in the same week it offloaded its remaining stake in an Australian infrastructure manager. The global multi-boutique firm has invested $94.6 million in $4.3 billion ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
A VanEck ETF has been given one of the highest ethical ratings by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). VanEck's MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGI) was certified 'ethical' by RIAA according to the strict ...

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
Houston, we're on target. The US Income and Outlays account released last Friday showed that US inflation as measured by the US Federal Reserve's favoured gauge - the core PCE price index - is now smack bang where the Fed wants it, rising by ...

Dover AFSL cancelled, McMaster exits industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC has accepted a Court Enforceable Undertaking from Dover Financial Advisers and Terry McMaster will leave the financial services industry. ASIC confirmed the action resulted from an ASIC investigation which commenced in 2017, with a particular focus ...

ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC will pursue further education requirements for financial advisers in a damning report showing 90% of financial advice provided in establishing self-managed superannuation funds is non-compliant. Reviewing 250 client files from 102 different AFSLs ...

AstuteWheel speeds up risk advice timeframe

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
Financial planning software provider AstuteWheel launched its latest tool which slashes the risk advice process to one hour. Astute Insurance Planner was created in partnership with an OmniLife app and YTML to integrate different systems and help financial ...

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
The third and final estimate of US GDP growth showed the economy grew at an annualised rate of 2% in the first quarter of 2018. This is lower than market expectations and would be unchanged from the second estimate's 2.2% rate. While the slight ...

Former NAB, AMP adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
A former NAB and AMP financial adviser is facing an ASIC ban after the regulator deemed him incompetent to provide advice. Graeme Ashley Cowper was recently served a ban from providing financial services for a period of four years after he was found ...