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FASEA names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority appointed a new chief executive from APRA. Formerly general manager of APRA's specialised institutions division, Stephen Glenfield will take on the role from 1 August 2018. He replaces inaugural ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
The Federal Government opened consultation to industry stakeholders for the first tranche of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018. In August 2017, the Government called for initial consultation on the CCIV ...

Advisers must tread carefully on PLS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... advisers are being warned to exercise caution and double check licensing requirements when advising on the Federal Government's Pension Loan Scheme as a retirement income supplement. As the Pension Loan Scheme is within credit licensing rules, financial ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
The Federal Government's proposal to ban default life insurance in superannuation for younger members and those with low balances would supress retirement savings and cost the economy $2.46 billion annually, latest research from AIA Australia shows. ...

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers will lobby ASIC and the Federal Government to extend the transition period provided to Dover Financial Advisers' authorised representatives in the wake of the dealer group's shock closure. On Friday evening ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... only once, and take that fund with them when they switch jobs. It is also on board with a recommendation the Federal Government establish an expert panel to select up to 10 "best in show" funds to help guide consumer choice, while sitting outside the ...

Industry fund adds directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... strategy. She was most recently a general manager at global media agency dentsu X where she led the Australian Federal Government's media communication strategy. Rasmussen and Davy-Whyte replace Pippa Leary and Jane Simon on the board, with Equip chair ...

Unpaid super reaches $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Industry Super Australia is lobbying the Federal Government to improve proposed laws that further address unpaid superannuation, a figure estimated to be about $5.9 billion as at 2015-16. Speaking to a Senate committee hearing in Canberra on Friday ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... Yassine believes the Islamic finance market should help make up Australia's shortfall. Yassine called on the Federal Government to underwrite super funds' investments in local infrastructure. He argued that using Australian's retirement pool ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Advocacy group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to re-examine its policy to end life insurance for Australians with low superannuation balances or accounts with little activity, suggesting it could be detrimental to women with dependents. ...