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Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is urging the Senate to reject the Turnbull Government's proposal to mandate a governance model for superannuation funds and preserve the equal representation rule. In response to the Superannuation ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Check out this blog to get an hourly update on the latest announcements, session highlights and social media commentary live at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference. 10.30pm - AFA caps its annual conference with an awards gala ceremony for the 2017 ...

Countplus flags divestments, appoints two principals

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Countplus provided an update on its divestments in underlying member firms at the same time as appointing two new managing principals. The ASX-listed diversified wealth management group noted that a member firm, Twomeys, underwent a restructure with ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Perhaps the Reserve Bank of India was just following its former colonial master. For similar to the Bank of England (BOE) - it cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.25% in August 2016 to head off the potential negative fall-out from Brexit win ...

Proceedings filed against CBA in Federal Court

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Funding for the shareholder class action against the Commonwealth Bank is now unconditional and proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court, marking the beginning of one of the largest shareholder class actions in Australian history. IMF Bentham ...

Industry sentiment mixed: ETF spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
The industry is ambivalent about the role exchange-traded funds are playing in potentially distorting share prices and causing bubbles, according to Financial Standard's weekly poll. Twenty per cent of respondents strongly agreed the inflow to ETFs ...

Why advisers should revisit death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Three months after the super changes took effect, it's time for advisers to revisit the rules regarding death and disability benefits in conjunction with the transfer balance cap in estate planning strategies. According to IOOF head of technical services ...

Life insurance complaints down: FOS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Disputes surrounding investments, advice and life insurance accounted for 9% of all disputes accepted at the Financial Ombudsman Service of Australia last financial year. In its annual report FOS outlined that of the 22,475 disputes it accepted over ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Forget about the ANZ and NAB's call for the RBA to remove at least the "emergency accommodation" that brought the official cash rate to a record low of 1.5%. If the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues ...

Prime accounts called into question by auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
Listed wealth and accounting firm Prime Financial Group's directors said they were "deeply disappointed" that the group's independent auditor was unable to provide an opinion of Prime's annual report due to insufficient audit evidence. William Buck ...