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Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is aware of concerns that YFYS reforms had the potential to perverse or unintended outcomes ...

Performance test comms criticised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... the funds that had products fail contacted union members. In turn, ASIC contacted the unions reminding them financial services laws apply to them in terms of member communications and that they be careful not to provide unlicensed financial advice or ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... future, with a commitment to net zero carbon emissions across our investment portfolio by 2050, coupled with strong financial performance, including a balanced fund that has demonstrated consistent long-term outperformance." Replacing her as deputy chair ...

Westpac now an open book on pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... persistent gender pay gap. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Authority, the full-time gender pay gap in financial services in Australia is 26.9% while the gap for part-time workers is around 29.5%. On International Women's Day this year, the ...

Fiducian finalises People's Choice Credit Union acquisition

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Fiducian Financial Services (Fiducian) has today finalised the acquisition of People's Choice Credit Union's financial planning business (PCCU). Fiducian was selected by PCCU as the successful bidder in November to acquire PCCU's financial planning ...

Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... citing "commercial and regulatory developments that impact the future sustainability of the fund" as well as the best financial interests of members. The fund is due to be terminated on March 1 with the fund to stop receiving contributions to accumulation ...

AustralianSuper, LUCRF push ahead on merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... respective advisers. LUCRF Super and AustralianSuper are now targeting a completed merger before the end of the 2021/2022 financial year. The merger will be completed through a successor fund transfer deed, which will move LUCRF members over to AustralianSuper. ...

Fiducian acquires $1.1bn advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Fiducian was the successful bidder for the $1.1 billion financial advice subsidiary of a national bank. People's Choice Credit Union (PCCU) has sold its financial advice business to the ASX-listed group, in a move that continues Fiducian's ambitious ...

Fiducian's FUA inches to $4bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... contributed 44% to FUA, while franchised offices comprised the remainder. "However, inflows have increased as newer financial planners begin to appreciate the many benefits of the Fiducian complaint process for their clients," chair Indy Singh said. ...

Vision Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... fund Vision Super has appointed its first female chair. Lisa Darmanin stepped into the role at the start of the new financial year, replacing Geoff Lake after his three-year term was completed. She has been a director of Vision Super since March 2018 ...