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Integrity Life launches lifetime discount offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
Integrity Life has launched an 8% discount for the lifetime of a policy across its lump sum products, designed to ensure sustainable pricing for its life insurance products. The insurer said the move strongly aligns with the best interests of financial ...

Colchester launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
Colchester Global Investors has launched its new Emerging Markets Bond Fund for financial advisers to diversify within the income-generating allocations of client portfolios. Colchester's head of distribution for Australia, Angela MacPherson, said ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... believes the 21-year-old used stolen information purchased from dark net marketplaces, together with single use telephone SIM cards and fake email accounts, to undertake an "identity takeover". Once the false identities and accounts were established ...

Government moves to expand design, distribution laws

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Consultation is open for exposure draft regulations extending the Federal government's design and distribution obligations. The government has released updated design and distribution obligations, which now extend to investor directed portfolio services ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
The Financial Services Council echoed the advice of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in its call for a "significant" simplification of the regulatory system for tax and financial advisers. In a submission to the independent review of the Tax Practitioner's ...

Industry Fund Services adopts regtech solution

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Industry Fund Services has partnered with a regulatory technology company to automate its risk management and compliance processes. IFS will work with Advice RegTech to pioneer the launch of a "leading-edge" regulatory compliance checking technology ...

Equity Trustees confirms international strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Equity Trustees' London-based fund services business has been appointed authorised corporate director for the $88 billion River and Mercantile Funds. Equity Trustees' function as authorised corporate director means it will perform oversight for funds ...

AMP advisers prepare for battle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
More than 90% of the AMPFPA's members have confirmed they will support legal action against the group, with the association saying AMP is simply offloading practices it can no longer profit from. The AMP Financial Planning Association has prepared ...

Vanguard appoints operation risk lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Vanguard has appointed a replacement to head its operation risk for APAC after the incumbent left for an industry fund. Ilda Rodrigues was appointed from within the risk management group to the role. She takes the role after Theo Vosinidis left Vanguard ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A number of Australian superannuation funds have been recognised for their responsible investing efforts by the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles ...