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Westpac executive remuneration voted down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Westpac received a first strike for its remuneration report after shareholders overwhelmingly voted against it at the annual general meeting in Perth yesterday. The proposed remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2018 was cast down by 64.16% ...

Superannuation fund introduces fee changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Advice product that provides advice at no extra cost to members wanting to make investment decisions leading to retirement. General manager of distribution and advice Quyen Truong said Simple Super Advice allows members to discuss their existing investment ...

Mercer names senior investment consultant

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Rebecca Jacques joins as a senior investment consultant in the Institutional Wealth Pacific team. Jacques is the former general manager of the Australian Goals Based Advice Association, a role she held from September 2017 until July 2018. Her previous ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... distribution, product and marketing since February last year. Murphy joined Challenger February 2012 as the executive general manager, human resources. Prior to this, she worked in human resources roles at Westpac and Mercer. Her appointment is immediate. ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... to pass. What happens next? May could resign the prime ministership or there could be a leadership challenge or a snap general election, or another referendum on Brexit or an extension of the 29 March 2019 divorce deadline.

FPA reviews disciplinary regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... to the CRC. Guidelines outlining what constitutes grounds for dismissal or a minor instance of poor conduct, as well as general guidelines on appropriate sanctions should also be introduced, Boucher recommended. A review of the FPA Code was also flagged ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... satisfied with contact staff at super funds. Customers rated their dispute experience in banking (27%), credit (21%) and general insurance (22%) similarly. Financial advice firms (12%) rated the lowest. The research also found that, in general, very ...

Lifecycle super can be better: Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A new paper from Frontier Advisors argues lifecycle strategies should work out retirement income targets for members and adjust investments to meet that goal rather than taking a "blunt mass customisation" approach. Lifecycle Investing: A refresher ...

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... was announced in June. Kapstream Capital and Alphinity Investment Managers are next in the line for active ETFs, Fidante general manager Nick Hamilton told Financial Standard. "For the next three months, we will focus on the Ardea strategy but we are ...

$300k makes advice worthwhile: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Roy Morgan research suggests having a minimum of $300,000 triggers the need for financial advice. The survey of more than 50,000 consumers in the year to October reinforces that financial advisers tend to target clients at the top end of the income ...