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Former adviser charged with $3.3m fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... agreements in which there was a specific clause saying the arrangement was not approved by us and offered very large interest rates. The one thing he did do was make it abundantly clear to his victims that the arrangements they were entering into with ...

Link moves to streamline super fund advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... rate of fact-finding, significantly increase the efficiency of advice delivery, and reward members by compressing the interest-to-execution timeframe. The Moneysoft team is looking forward to working with Link Advice on a number of upcoming deploymen ...

AMP sued for charging dead clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... system was in place to prevent this from happening, and failed to ensure that a system was in place to manage conflicts of interest between the AMP companies' interests and members' interests. This, despite super members paying administration ...

Rich investors not worried about low rates: Citi

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
New research from Citi says Australian high-net-worth investors are optimistic despite low interest rates. The research shows only 1% of HNWs were negative about the economic outlook, while 49% were positive and 40% were neutral. More than half (54%) ...

Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... not receive formal education in the areas of personal finance at school. The same number do not know how to calculate interest on investments. One in four young workers do not know what the Superannuation Guarantee is and how much their employers should ...

Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF), looking into whether a merger of the two funds is in the best interest of members, which would add a further $855 million to the fund.

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... improved client confidence, buoyant market conditions, strengthening demand, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and low interest rates," it reads. Taken May 11-19, IHS Markit failed to include the budget - the one where treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced ...

Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... to comment specifically on speculation around the merger. "We recognise that there is presently an increased level of interest and speculation as to super fund merger activity across the market," Intrust chief executive Brendan O'Farrell said. "As ...

Former van Eyk chief charged

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... so while knowing that the funds from the BIML investment would be loaned to TAA Melbourne Pty Ltd (TAA) to purchase an interest in van Eyk Research to prevent a third party from obtaining a majority shareholding in van Eyk Research, ASIC said. ASIC further ...

ASIC takes action against Equiti

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
ASIC is taking action against a financial services group for allegedly paying conflicted remuneration totalling $165,000 to its financial advisers who gave inappropriate SMSF and property advice. Equiti Financial Services (Equiti FS) - which is now ...