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Westpac faces 23 million breaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Westpac is facing 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws and counter terrorism laws. AUSTRAC has applied to the Federal Court seeking civil penalty orders against Westpac relating to "systematic" non-compliance with the Anti Money ...

CBRE snaps up future Zurich headquarters

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
CBRE Global Investors has acquired the future headquarters of Zurich Australia for $350 million. The North Sydney building is still under construction and being developed by Zurich Insurance Group to house the headquarters of Zurich Financial Services ...

New role for former State Super investment chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
A $70 billion industry fund has hired State Super's former chief investment officer who left the fund in December last year. Sunsuper has appointed Richard Hedley as a portfolio manager for private markets. He started in the role earlier this month. ...

Total Financial Solutions to shutter next year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
CountPlus has announced an early 2020 end date for the Total Financial Solutions (TFS) dealer group. The plan was confirmed today at CountPlus' annual general meeting. TFS currently has around 81 financial advisers on staff, with CountPlus saying 62 ...

No plan to cut out advisers: SPDR chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
State Street's global chair for its ETF business says it will continue to be anchored to adviser-led distribution in Australia and not seek to launch a direct-to-consumer push. Visiting Australia last week, SPDR Global chair Jim Ross said it was ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
Two of the most influential lobbying groups in superannuation have taken vastly different positions on APRA's recently unveiled MySuper heat map. The Financial Services Council and Industry Super Australia have aired uniquely different perspectives ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
APRA's superannuation heat map will not feature any means for demonstrating high performance across any of the system's metrics, the regulator has revealed. APRA outlined its superannuation heat map at the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne this ...

Default insurance likely to go: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has predicted a decline in the important of insurance in superannuation, including its ousting as a default portion of the system. Appearing as part of a panel discussion about the future of super at the ASFA ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The current climate is pushing the importance of asset allocation to the forefront of building robust portfolios, prompting investment experts to think outside the box of traditional assets. Karren Vergara writes. The importance of making the right ...