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Lost super sits at $17.5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
The total amount of lost and unclaimed superannuation stands at $17.5 billion, new data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows. During 2017-18, unclaimed super reduced by $420 million, with New South Wales accounting for more than $2.2 million ...

Advisers gain FASEA credits for existing qualifications

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SUNDAY, 14 OCT 2018
... said. "Four to go. That's not a great impost. One will be ethics. One will look at chapter seven of the Corporations Act - which everyone should know - and there'll be some behavioural finance and one of your own choice." Robert's comments ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Financial advisers must band together to support their peers who are struggling to cope with the immense change occurring in the industry. Speaking at the AFA National Adviser Conference, Mindstar chief executive Aaron Williams said an increasing number ...

You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Social-savvy financial advisers share their winning strategies at the AFA conference. Sam Robinson from Pursue Wealth, Nicole Heales from Nicole Heales Financial and Glen James from Fortify Financial have one thing in common: they are all certified ...

A question of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
The Royal Commission could have been avoided if one simple question had been asked: Does this feel right? Reinforcing closing remarks from the HIH Royal Commission in 2003, The Ethics Centre senior adviser Trent Moy said it is groupthink that reinforces ...

Funds SA portfolio manager leaves, team to expand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The $32 billion South Australian public sector fund is bidding farewell to a long-standing portfolio manager who looked after its alternatives portfolio. Clive Boyce managed Funds SA's private equity, infrastructure and opportunistic property investments ...

ASIC bans Spectrum Wealth adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The corporate regulator has banned a Spectrum Wealth adviser from providing financial services for three years, following an investigation that sprung from reports sent to ASIC by life insurers. Gurumukh Singh Mehra failed to act in his clients' ...

Schroders, Lloyds mull wealth venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Global investment manager Schroders is in talks with Lloyds Banking Group Plc to take on the wealth management sector in the UK. A Schroders spokesperson confirmed that Schroders "is in discussions with Lloyds Banking Group plc with a view to working ...

YTML launches advice app aggregator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Financial planning technology provider YTML is launching a financial advice app store. The Seido Financial Advice App Store will enable apps designed for each stage of the advice journey to work together to efficiently create compliant advice documents. ...

Nikko AM supports climate change agenda

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The $310 billion asset manager is supporting global investor efforts to address climate change through The Investor Agenda. Nikko Asset Management (Nikko) said it was supporting efforts towards commitment to the four areas of impact under The Investor ...