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FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Financial advice industry associations can now apply to FASEA for accreditation for their respective professional designation programs. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority confirmed it has invited associations to apply for accreditation ...

Schroders hires former Hunter Hall portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The global manager with $39 billion of Aussie investor money has added to its Sydney-based investment team, including a former Hunter Hall portfolio manager. Schroders is welcoming Sebastian Mullins as a portfolio manager on the multi-asset team. Also ...

Superannuation fund introduces fee changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
A $3.6 billion public offer fund has made a number of fee changes to its superannuation and retirement products. WA Super has ceased charging an $80 exit fee and $80 withdrawal fee for its Retirement Solutions product from 5 November 2018. Members can ...

Future Fund investment specialist joins NZ Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
The former chief investment strategist of the Future Fund has joined New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund as its chief investment officer. Stephen Gilmore joins the $37 billion New Zealand Super Fund in the top investment role. He will lead a team ...

Ignition lifts off in Ireland

HARRISON WORLEY AND MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
An Australian wealth fintech launched a partnership with an international bank to provide millions of people with digital financial advice. Ignition Advice - formerly Ignition Wealth - partnered with the Bank of Ireland to launch Life Advice, a scalable ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Treasury is seeking consultation on disclosure documents and calculation methods for its proposed retirement income covenant. Phase two of the Retirement Income Framework is aiming to develop standardised and simplified metrics in product disclosure ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found. The regulator documented consumers' complaints journey across financial services and life insurance to find staff of ...

Super funds defend $5bn infrastructure investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A consortium including several of Australia's largest superannuation funds will contest allegations from the ACCC that a 2013 purchase of two New South Wales ports breached competition law. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
We got chills, they're multiplying... How could something so good turn out to be so bad? It was all very good just as 2017 was turning into 2018... so good, that financial markets were pencilling in exit strategies from the world's major economies ...

Industry dubious about one regulatory body: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The financial services industry is ambivalent about having one overarching regulator, Financial Standard 's latest survey shows. Asked if it was feasible to merge APRA and ASIC, Financial Standard' s readership was split. The structure of Australia's ...