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Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
An industry group has lashed out at the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia, labelling them conflicted and driven by self-interest. The United Financial Advisers Association (formerly known as the Life ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Insurance in superannuation is now opt-in only for new members under the age of 25 and those with low account balances, after the government's Putting Members' Interests First super reforms passed through the Senate yesterday. The Senate passed ...

Big Super Day Out success, but more to be done

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
The First Nations Foundation's 2019 Big Super Day Out reconnected more than $9.5 million in superannuation with Indigenous Australians. Taking off in July, the Indigenous-led super roadshow hit Darwin, Kununurra and Broome before heading to East Arnhem ...

Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
The Putting Members' Interests First superannuation reforms are almost through parliament. The House of Representatives moved to pass the Putting Members' Interests First bill on Monday, making insurance in super opt-in only for under-25s. The bill ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
The Ending Grandfathered Conflicted Remuneration Bill 2019 was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday but the industry believes the timeline for doing so will leave Australians worse off. Passing yesterday, the legislation will see the banning ...

Suncorp pays $1.4m remediation bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Suncorp Life and Superannuation has remediated more than 4000 Guardian Advice clients for poor financial advice. ASIC today confirmed Suncorp has completed the remediation program for more than 4000 GuardianFP clients, paying out a total of $1.431 million. ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Jane Hume has failed to announce an expected extension to the FASEA deadline but has assured the industry the government is not looking to force experienced financial ...

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... (includes other related costs). This is further split into former ANZ aligned dealer groups ($168.8m) and IOOF representatives ($223.2m). About $12.1 million of product remediation has been paid out. The external advice review found incidences of fees ...

Centrepoint revenue model improves bottomline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
Centrepoint Alliance flagged its transition to a new revenue model has been somewhat successful, but the dealer group services provider still found itself in the red, latest financial results show. The ASX-listed firm reported a net loss of $2.2 million ...

Complex retirement system requires simplicity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
A new report is putting forth key reforms needed to make superannuation fairer and more efficient ahead of the Federal Government's review of the retirement income system. The Actuaries Institute outlined a number of reforms needed to help fix the ...