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Open data would protect advice industry: Adviser Ratings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
ASIC should take a leaf out of the US' Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's book and introduce more detailed and transparent historical data around the conduct of financial advisers. Adviser Ratings managing director Angus Woods believes a more ...

ASIC bans Melbourne insurance broker

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Melbourne based insurance broker, Anthony Doring, has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Following an ASIC hearing the regulator found that Doring, manager of Phil Doring Insurance Brokers (PDIB) deliberately engaged in dishonest ...

Kaplan uses AI to stop adviser social media blunders

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Kaplan Professional entered a partnership to develop a new tool to help advisers create compliant social media content by identifying "risky" language in real-time. Artemis, developed by Kaplan and regtech firm Red Marker, checks compliance issues associated ...

Workers missing out on $147m in super: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Less than one in ten Australians are aware of the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold according to new research from REST Industry Super. The Future of Work, a whitepaper commissioned by REST to understand the different expectations of employers ...

FPA expels and fines dishonest member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
The Financial Planning Association Conduct Review Commission Disciplinary Panel has expelled financial adviser Darren Tindall and issued a fine of $16,000. In a determination handed down on 10 February, the CRC decided to expel Tindall of PWM Advice ...

ATO must reunite individuals with lost super: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
A peak superannuation body is calling on the federal government to increase its responsibility in reuniting Australians with millions of dollars in unclaimed super. In a pre-budget submission Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Industry superannuation funds are ensuring their slice of Australia's infrastructure pie, investing in a 99-year lease of the Sunshine Coast Airport via Palisade Investment Partners. Following a competitive tender process comprising 17 domestic and ...

Assets mispriced by monetary policy: Nikko

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Even as the world tilts back towards inflation and an emphasis on fiscal policy, assets appear to be priced for a lower-for-longer deflationary environment. Speaking at Nikko Asset Management's 2017 Market Outlook in Sydney, global head of multi-asset ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The times they are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept ...

ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
The trustee of Australia's largest retail super fund, the MLC Super Fund, will appoint an independent expert to review compliance breaches following an ASIC investigation. ASIC initially made enquiries into breach reports lodged by NAB wealth entities ...