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Failed industry fund merger laid bare at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... 15 basis points for its members. The two fund's boards were in talks about the board's composition following the merger. Equip chair Andrew Fairley said a potential killer or deal breaker would be any union-nominated positions on the merged fund's board ...

ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
The corporate regulator will be gifted enhanced enforcement powers via funding from the Federal Government, a sizeable chunk of which will be used to embed staff within the big four banks and AMP. The Federal Government announced it is injecting a further ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
A financial advice dealer group will provide licensee services to non-aligned advisers by way of a new white label offering. TAL's Affinia Financial Advisers has launched Affinia Access, enabling AFSLs to operate under their own license and brand with ...

CPA Australia scraps advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
CPA Australia is dropping its financial advice offering after a review determined it was not financially viable. CPA Australia Advice notified its existing authorised representatives and staff on Friday of its intention to shutter, saying it will assist ...

Ex-industry super fund chief joins robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... board of directors." Press is the former chief executive of Equipsuper. She was appointed in 2010 to spearhead the merger of Equip and Vision Super. The merger never went ahead, but Press remained as chief executive for six years. Departing the now-$14 ...

Investor interest in long-short strategies surging: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The amount invested in Zenith-rated long-short Australian equity strategies surged 43% in the 12 months to March as investors steer portfolios through a prolonged bull run with concerns for a market correction in the future. Over a four-year period ...

TAL expands Risk Academy offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
Life insurer TAL is growing its portfolio of health-related education courses through its financial adviser training program. TAL Risk Academy is introducing an education course which assists financial advisers to get the best outcomes for clients who ...

TAL to boost adviser underwriting knowledge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... health by educating claims managers on the goals of claimants, while TAL people leaders are undergoing training designed to equip them with the tools required to support their teams and foster an environment where staff feel comfortable discussing mental ...

MyFiduciary partners for compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
MyFiduciary is partnering with a fintech to roll out a digital monitoring and compliance tool. Entering a strategic partnership with JHC Systems, MyFiduciary is equipping firms with JHC Neon; a digital risk, monitoring and analytics dashboard. JHC said ...

ANZ creates mental health portal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... understand common mental health conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety. "Our new health and wellness portal will equip advisers with resources to better understand their own health and wellbeing, as well as how to talk about such issues with ...