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Former Spectrum Wealth, NAB advisers banned

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
ASIC has permanently banned an ACT financial adviser over dodgy SMSF advice, and banned another from NSW for three years for failing to consider clients' best interests. Jane Myers, an authorised representative of Spectrum Wealth between 2013 and 2017 ...

Adviser bans fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... with an outline of its enforcement strategy for 2020. However, ASIC recalibrated its regulatory priorities in mid-April to focus on challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis and any highly significant or urgent matters. ASIC deputy chair Daniel Crennan ...

Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... March and April, as advisers move to better understand the government's latest regulatory changes and measures. "The focus from advisers to date has been on understanding how the different rules may benefit their clients to help them make important ...

Private asset consultant makes global hire

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... leveraging the firm's primary platform and existing relationships, particularly in the global small to mid cap space. He will focus on finding and executing secondary investment opportunities and managing general partner relationships. Flexstone managing ...

ANZ profits halve, dividend deferred

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... trading conditions being experienced before the crisis hit," ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said. "We maintained our focus on productivity and continued to target balance sheet growth in our preferred segments. Loan losses heading into March were ...

Queensland funds delay merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... "Our role is to manage both the needs of members today and their needs into the future. As you expect, our absolute core focus is helping our members right now, and no staff have been taken away from any of those core activities; all frontline employees ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... Turner said from an environmental perspective, reduced travel and tourism is resulting in lower carbon emissions, but the focus needs to be on what happens when the crisis is over. "We have seen temporary benefits, but it will be interesting to see whether ...

CBA sells CommSec Adviser Services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The Commonwealth Bank has entered into an agreement to sell AUSIEX, which trades as CommSec Adviser Services, to a Japanese firm. Nomura Research Institute, a Japanese technology solutions and business consulting firm, has entered into an $85 million ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... they just hate making complicated choices'." She added that the findings have implications for industry and government as focus shifts from just accumulating for retirement to effective retirement income products.

Raiz cuts costs, super increases

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
With market volatility impacting the investment platform's funds under management, Raiz has taken "decisive steps" to cut $1.2 million in costs. It comes as the platform reveals its superannuation product grew by 75.2% to $66.25 million compared ...