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Suncorp suppressed tax benefits to super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
The Hayne Royal Commission put the spotlight on obscure administration fees and intra-company arrangements, as well as tax benefits superannuation funds are withholding from members. Suncorp was in the hot seat this morning, represented by Maurizio ...

Conflict of interest too great for NULIS: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Conflicts of interest between NULIS and NAB Wealth were too great for the superannuation trustee to manage, the Royal Commission has heard today. Counsel assisting Michael Hodge suggested to former NULIS chair Nicole Smith the trustee "simply couldn't ...

NAB compensation delays hopelessly conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
NAB found itself in a "hopelessly conflicted" situation by delaying the process of compensating members charged fees for no service in order to maintain profit levels, the third day of the Royal Commission's inquiry into superannuation heard. This ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
Financial institutions outside the big four banks and AMP have been integrated into ASIC's fees for no service remediation programs, with total provisions likely to exceed $850 million. Updating the financial services industry and consumers on its oversight ...

Plan service fees did not constitute fee for no service: NAB

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
Responding to questions from counsel assisting Michael Hodge, former NAB general manager of superannuation and platforms Paul Carter attempted to distinguish between other cases of fees for no service and NAB charging superannuation customers for advice ...

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has publicly recorded delays in accessing documents from IOOF ahead of the fifth round of the financial services Royal Commission, beginning August 6. In a ruling published yesterday, the Commissioner detailed that IOOF subsidiary ...

MLC Life recruits head of underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
MLC Life Insurance appointed a 30-year industry veteran as its new head of underwriting. Mick Jones will join MLC in August and report to chief underwriter and head of new business Debbie Kennedy. He will be responsible for leading the underwriting ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Just when the threatening clouds of Quitaly and its negative repercussions on the whole of the Eurozone has dissipated, US President Donald Trump's trade protectionist policy in the name of American national security comes back to haunt. Not that ...

Asset manager welcomes new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
A multi-affiliate asset management firm has made two additions to its distribution and operations teams, including a former Colonial First State executive. Alan Kenny has joined Ironbark Asset Management as head of client solutions. Kenny was most recently ...

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Members of a $9 billion industry superannuation fund are set to benefit from greater control of their life insurance arrangements. Vision Super will roll out MLC Life's group insurance digital portal, LifeView, to its 100,000 strong membership. MLC ...