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Industry funds may set up master trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Industry superannuation funds NGS Super and QIEC Super have flagged integrating their investments and insurance under a master trust structure. The boards of both super funds have entered a memorandum of understanding that will investigate the master ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
December is coming. December is coming. The month of December is only a few sleeps away and this December would be one of the most exciting months this year. It's as certain as sure that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would remain on hold. Gov ...

Senate to investigate white-collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The Senate will start an inquiry into penalties for white-collar crime, following calls from regulators and Financial System Inquiry chair David Murray to strengthen the system. The Senate voted yesterday in favour of a Greens motion to establish the ...

Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
The Parliament has approved a Government motion to repeal key amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms in a move that has taken other MPs and industry stakeholders by complete surprise. The repeal affects the Government's proposed ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Amid poor fixed income returns, the need for alternatives in today's portfolios is being recognised by mainstream investors. But high fees, a lack of transparency, little capacity in top performing products and inconsistent returns from skill based ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warned that a flaw in an algorithm could lead to "large scale loss" for clients of robo-advice systems. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress in Brisbane, ASIC senior ...

Advice M&A deals boom after years of stagnation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Mergers and acquisitions of advice practices are happening at an unprecedented level due to excellent market conditions, according to Forte Asset Management director Steven Prendeville. Speaking at a panel session of the FPA Congress titled 'How to ...

StatePlus talking to super funds of all sizes

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
StatePlus is looking to grow its financial planning business, beginning new discussions at several funds about outsourcing advice. At a time when StatePlus is completing its $50 million digital transformation and super funds, as well as banks' wealth ...

Tax reform must not betray women

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
If federal government savings from adjustments to excessive tax concessions for high income earners are not directed at improving the superannuation gender gap "it will be a betrayal of the women of Australia." That is the view of not-for-profit group ...

Australians undecided about higher super for women

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
It appears Australians are undecided whether women should be paid a higher rate of superannuation to address the current retirement savings gender gap. According to a Sunsuper commissioned survey of more than 1500 Australians, answers were split almost ...