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Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Two long-awaited reforms, the Retirement Income Covenant and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime, passed parliament yesterday. Superannuation funds will have to provide a retirement income strategy for members to assist them in their later ...

AMP reports $252m loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
While AMP's financial advice and wealth management units show signs of recovery, the group ultimately reported a massive $252 million statutory loss in its full-year financial performance. Underlying net profit after tax, however, was up 53% to ...

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The House Economics Committee is going to examine the rainy day funds created by superannuation funds following recent amendments made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The hearing, scheduled for February 10, is part of the committee's ...

Quality of Advice must consider digital: Ignition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Ignition Advice senior adviser Andrew Baker has argued the government's Quality of Financial Advice Review must consider digital advice. In the terms of reference for the Quality of Advice Review, Treasury said it will "consider how the regulatory framework ...

The future is bright for BT: Rady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
As he marks 90 days as chief executive, Matt Rady tells Financial Standard how, despite the industry exodus and the company's own challenges in 2021, financial advisers are increasingly turning to BT Financial Group. Speaking with Financial Standard ...

Sequoia Financial Group acquires legal practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
Sequoia Financial Group (Sequoia) has announced the acquisition of the incorporated legal practice previously known as Topdocs Legal (TDL), now renamed Docscentre Legal (DCL). Boosting its professional services division, Sequoia has paid $330,000 for ...

Hume refreshes super co-contribution laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
The government is refreshing its super co-contribution law for low-income earners as the sunset date is due to kick in. Senator Jane Hume released the draft regulation Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Regulations 2022 ...

Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced reforms to proxy advice which includes forcing superannuation funds to disclose detailed voting records. Super funds exercising voting rights on behalf of their members will need to be more transparent with their ...

Takeovers Panel weighs in on WAM takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
The battle between Wilson Asset Management and PM Capital over a takeover bid for a LIC heats up as the Takeovers Panel weighs in. PM Capital is urging shareholders to allow its PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) to take over the PM Capital ...

Lonsec bolsters sales team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Research house Lonsec has grown its sales team, including appointing a new head of sales. John Burton steps into the head of sales position. He was previously national sales manager at OnePath before more recently establishing his own wealth firm - ...