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It's time for super to move on: Combet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
The future of superannuation and its successes should form the basis of the public discussion about the system, not the fights of the past, according to Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet. Speaking at the opening session on day two of the Financial ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Ethics Partners founder Clare Payne. The event will also feature a series of panel discussions on topics such as the future of the life insurance industry, the future of advice and an economic outlook. "We wanted to make the conference experience feel ...

Value but no trust in advice: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... of confidence in advisers. Interestingly, the focus groups revealed those with knowledge of industry reforms like the Future of Financial Advice had better attitudes to advice too. "So, it is even more important for industry to get on board with the ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... Mookhey's comments in parliament follow advocacy by the Finance Sector Union which met with AMP last week to discuss the future of the group's advisers. The FSU said it raised the concerns of salaried and aligned advisers, saying FSU members ...

ASIC to review end of grandfathering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... end the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration," the joint statement said. When commissions were banned under the Future of Financial Advice reforms in 2013, trail commissions on existing investments were exempt. The Royal Commission recommended an ...

Frydenberg flags new advice disciplinary system

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... protection laws and empowering Australia's financial regulators to enforce the law," Frydenberg said. "In comparison, the Future of Financial Advice Reforms (FOFA), took almost 23 months from when the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

State Street ETF in franking credit kerfuffle

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... than $130 million net flowed out of the fund in June, stripping it of its title as Australia's largest ETF. And the future of the franking credits earned during the period remain uncertain because State Street is not permitted to carry surplus franking ...

Super fund names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... for VicSuper and I look forward to continuing to work with the board and management at this critical time to shape the future of the fund as we continue to deliver positive outcomes for our members and employers." Prior to moving into the new deputy ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... a positive impact on society and the communities in which our members retire," Graham said. The issues impacting the future of food can be categorised into the four key issues of food utilisation, food production, food substitution, and food distribution ...

Final nail in the coffin for grandfathered commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... product issuers are acting to end the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration." When commissions were banned under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms in 2013, the legislation provided a carve out for trail commissions paid on existing investments. ...