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AMP cops $14.5m penalty over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no service over the course of about three years. The Federal Court handed the fine to AMP Superannuation, AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial Planning ...

Atlas Arteria ignores IFM opposition to latest deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... the latter said it would not pursue a investment that was dilutive to distributions. "If the company continues with this course of action, IFM GIF will consider all legal options available to it, including seeking an accelerated board transition by way ...

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... superannuation sector has really been at the forefront of recognising and responding to that type of vulnerability, but of course, more can always be done." Meanwhile, Press agreed that while the super sector is pretty good at focusing on risk, more ...

Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... preserved, and I don't think it's all that hard, because we've got such a great record to point to," Swan said. "Of course, the wars aren't over yet. We're going to have to keep going back to the very basics of the system, because ...

Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Insights from the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures has seen 63% of investment professionals admit their climate skills need developing. Research director Alison Atherton offered delegates to the Conference of Major Super Funds a sneak peek of work ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Australian funds included fell in the rankings relative to last year, partly due to a weakening Australian dollar over the course of 2021," he explained. "However, AustralianSuper has bucked this trend, its growth is, in part, due to consolidation within ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to consider a merger. The aim, they say, is to create a united voice for the financial advice sector. The associations ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... the consent form should explain the services that will be provided as well as the fee proposed by the adviser over the course of the upcoming 12 months. She said where advice fees are deducted from more than one product, a single consent form should ...

Perpetual to acquire Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... would be invited to join the Perpetual board. Perpetual said a newly appointed executive committee will be named in due course, all of whom would report to Adams. Pendal's board has unanimously recommended its shareholders vote in favour of the scheme ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
ASIC has released its corporate plan, outlining strategic priorities and its course of action for the next four years, with a particular focus on the retirement sector. The regulator highlighted four strategic priorities. One of its primary focuses ...