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Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A promotional offer to members of a super fund exposed the grey areas of superannuation regulation, as the industry debates whether bonus frequent flyer points schemes breach the sole purpose test. AustralianSuper is currently offering 20,000 Qantas ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
From chief executives to chief underwriters, risk advisers to mental health and consumer advocates, here are the stories of six women in financial services you should know about. Financial Standard has profiled six women from different parts of the ...

Saxo launches digital access to Chinese bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
Australian institutional clients of Saxo Bank have been given digital access to Chinese bonds via its global multi-asset offering. Enabled via mutual bond access program Bond Connect, qualified Australian and global institutional investors can now trade ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did nothing to monetary policy after the conclusion of its second board meeting this year. It kept the official cash rate at a record low, predicated on the same rationale it put forth at its February ...

WTW Australia asset consulting lead joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The former head of asset consulting at Willis Towers Watson Australia is now on the executive team of a $27 billion government superannuation fund. Paul Taylor has been appointed general manager of investments at GESB Superannuation, adding more than ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
The "Year of the Pig" is turning out to be what it signifies - prosperity, good fortune and success. This is no truer than from the land the 12 animal signs of the lunar calendar zodiac originated - China. This is against consensus expectations that ...

Rainmaker welcomes new head of superannuation research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
Rainmaker Group recently hired a former senior product manager at Colonial First State as its new head of superannuation research. Joining Rainmaker last month, Jason Ross will help the business build its superannuation research and expand it into new ...

Angel investor makes first Australian bet

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
An angel investing group that invests in private companies led by LGBT founders has made its first Australian investment, ahead of the Sydney Mardi Gras this weekend. Gaingels invested $150,000 in sugar-free beverage company Nexba, which is based in ...

ASIC releases AFSL approval data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
Of the 1728 new Australian Financial Services Licence applications ASIC considered last financial year, 758 were approved. Close to 200 AFSLs were cancelled in the same period. Latest statistics from ASIC show that of the 758 approvals, 303 comprised ...

Sunsuper introduces advice fee caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Sunsuper has introduced financial advice fee caps to combat unnecessary balance erosion, further ensuring the Sole Purpose Test is met. From this week, the $60 billion industry fund has capped the fees payable to a financial adviser via a clients' ...