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ASIC takes action against BTFM, Asgard, StatePlus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... from their product accounts and after the advisers ceased providing advice. It also said that BT, as trustee of superannuation products, issued account statements that purported no advice fees were being charged. The 'adviser fee' line was removed ...

Spaceship raises $10m in capital raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Superannuation and investing startup Spaceship has raised $10 million from existing investors including from Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' family office. The raise was offered to existing shareholders, as foreshadowed by Financial Standard ...

Unmet advice needs increases for SMSF trustees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
Self-managed superannuation (SMSF) trustees are faced with unmet advice needs as costs and confidence in financial advisers stands in the way. The Vanguard Investment Trends Planner Report revealed a 6% increase in the number of SMSF trustees with unmet ...

Super fund deputy chief departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The deputy chief executive of a $95 billion superannuation fund has left the role to pursue new opportunities. Graeme Arnott left the position as deputy chief executive of First State Super last month.. A First State spokesperson confirmed the news ...

ASIC cracks down on 42 SMSF auditors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... compliance with standards, as well as having to complete courses of study in audit and fund compliance under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. They will also have to sit and pass ASIC's SMSF auditor competency exam prior to issuing ...

Iress posts mixed half year results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... practices migrated to its advice software offering Xplan in 2020. In addition, the company saw a strong demand for its superannuation gateway software SuperConnector with 20% growth and a further 10 integrations between Xplan and third parties. The software ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
The superannuation industry and its investments in unlisted assets will be significant in supporting the growth of the Australian economy, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's new report, The role of the superannuation ...

EQT swells revenue by 3.2%

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... billion mark in the period, after rising 19% in the year. It won the appointments for AIA/CommInsure for in both superannuation trustee and corporate trustee business. The latter segment also picked up contracts with River and Mercantile Funds and Partners ...

CareSuper awards custody mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
NAB Asset Servicing has lost its custody mandate for CareSuper after more than 20 years with the industry superannuation fund. CareSuper has appointed J.P. Morgan as custodian of the $16 billion fund, having proven itself to be "the most suitable custodian ...

ACCC flags dangers of ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Financial Standard that the nature of superannuation scams is shifting, having seen a 55% increase in cases of identity theft. The ACCC's national scam awareness week this year is focussed ...