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Dealer group offers new fee structure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... representative. For advisers working part-time, variable costs including governance and research queries, along with technical and compliance support may be pro-rated according to the number of days worked. Those advisers who are taking maternity or ...

Senate report on YFYS reforms delayed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... deliberations," Brockman said in the April 21 note. A spokesperson for the senator said the delay is "more logistical than technical". She said Brockman has hearings for other committees all this week, and that Labor has changed its deputy chair on the ...

MLC Life makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... head of actuarial (capital and investments) since 2015. He also worked at AMP as director of guarantees and product, technical and director of pricing, banking and wealth management. Earlier in Baillie's career he was head of wealth management, pricing ...

HNWs change views on advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... financial advice, which presents a unique opportunity for advice providers to demonstrate their value-add - through their technical expertise, guidance and proactive communications."

AMP launches super podcast

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
The wealth manager has launched a podcast aimed at breaking down technical superannuation topics to help more Australians understand the system. Simplifying Super will have six episodes that cover Australia's superannuation and retirement systems, tax ...

Investment bonds a good alternative to Wills: GDG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... according to Generation Life senior distribution manager Laura Salsbury. Speaking at Financial Standard 's first Technical Services Forum for the year, Salsbury said investment bonds can be good alternatives to Wills, which may be challenged in court ...

AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Mayfair 101 investors who have had their life savings frozen amid ASIC's proceedings have been left to their own devices, partly due to Mayfair not being a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). A spokesperson for AFCA told ...

Mawhinney not dishonest, just irresponsible: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
The corporate regulator has slightly softened its accusations against Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney - saying he wasn't consciously dishonest, just irresponsible. During a hearing in ASIC's case against M101 Nominees held on March 9, a lawyer for ...

Equity Trustees wins super trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... for its then $7.9 billion superannuation product in favour of Equity Trustees. "We have focused on building-out our technical and professional capability, with a number of new professionals joining the team in recent months, to ensure we are the preferred ...

Munich RE appoints Australasia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... significant reinsurance transactions and in developing innovative risk solutions," Farny said. "I am convinced his deep technical expertise and strong client focus will position him well to lead our Australasia business into the next stage of its development. ...