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HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... said. HUB24 said the platform administration fee relates to the platform services provided to customers and are independent of the rates of return or performance of individual assets and investment options available on the platform. "The HUB24 cash 'transaction' ...

Industry fund fined over independent advice claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... members was independent advice after receiving a complaint. ASIC said it was concerned Hostplus and IFS were not independent of each other based on this relationship: Hostplus employees were appointed as authorised representatives to provide financial ...

New SMSF admin platform launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... the burden of keeping up compliance, licensing and auditing requirements. "Practical Systems Super is completely independent of any financial institution or organisation and entirely Australian-based. One of our objectives is to achieve cost-efficiencies ...

Hayne report raises professionalism stakes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... says. "For the body to be credible and to play a role in lifting the standards of advisers, it must not only be independent of industry but also be seen to be independent of industry." Commissioner Hayne notes in the report that both De Gori and Association ...

IOOF, ANZ deal not in best interests of members: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... addition, we think the changes ensure ANZ Bank's OnePath Life business, which is being separately sold to Zurich, is independent of IOOF's acquisition of the P&I business." Morningstar has maintained its fair value estimate for IOOF which currently sits ...

Two new ETFs on the block

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... ETF from VanEck will invest in China A-shares, after the manager gained a licence to invest in the asset class independent of the China Stock Connect. The VanEck Vectors China New Economy ETF (ASX: CNEW) will track a smart beta strategy index that will ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... added. "Start Smart does not promote Commonwealth Bank products or services of any kind, and its facilitators are independent of the bank and not employed by CBA." "We believe that teaching children about money is a critical part of helping young people ...

Heffron partnership to offer robo-SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... based on what we believe is best for our clients, not any other incentive or commission. Heffron's fees are fixed, independent of the size of the portfolio and do not include any commissions," Garrett said. He also said that generally fintech solutions ...

KPMG sells $2bn super admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... business is becoming increasingly diversified and "revenue resilient," with 48% of revenues (from fund services) now "independent of share market movements."

IFAs tackling bank-owned competitors head on

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... pushing products that are not in their best interests," the report said. GlobalData findings urged IFAs that are independent of a product manufacturer to start aiming for a bigger slice of the pie by highlighting their two core strengths: Unbiased advice ...