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Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
The government has deferred the implementation of Royal Commission recommendations by six months. The amended timetable sees measures the government was committed to deliver by June 30 set to arrive by December, and measures scheduled for December now ...

AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... by the recent failure to find a buyer for AMP's wealth business in New Zealand. De Ferrari said AMP has considered a plan B if the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life does not go through, however he did not elaborate on what that plan might be. Murray ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
In a webinar for the Financial Planning Association of Australia members, assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume delivered some welcome news about the extension to FASEA requirements. Hume confirmed ...

Former Cbus advice head launches referral program

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Cbus's former head of advice Greg Harper has launched a national referral program, looking to connect superannuation funds, accounting firms and other service organisations with financial planning groups. fpCentral, offered by Harper's firm ...

Superannuation fund appoints co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Future Super has promoted Kirstin Hunter to co-founder, with responsibility for the business' strategy and growth. Hunter has worked with the fund for over three years starting as the chief operations officer in 2018 and moving up to managing director ...

AMP NZ wealth divestment off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
AMP will no longer divest its New Zealand wealth management business, after it did not receive any offers that met the company's expectations. It also pointed to the economic and market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for ...

Kiwi investment firm nabs Aussie talent

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
A New Zealand-based investment and advisory group with a strategically alliance with Credit Suisse has nabbed four Aussie senior investment bankers as it moves into the Australian market. Jarden Capital has locked down three UBS senior bankers and one ...

Cbus ready to deploy cash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
As COVID-19 pushes down asset prices, Cbus investment chief Kristian Fok is turning his focus to the buying opportunities ahead. The fund's board devalued its unlisted assets between 8-15% in response to COVID-19, and its March quarter returns stood ...

A challenge in a Class of its own

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
SMSF platform Class found itself in a fairly unique predicament recently after acquiring a business in another state only for the borders to be closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Class, which is based in Sydney, purchased NowInfinity, based ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... to unwind and be converted to cash." The critical focus of super funds is to assess the liquidity needs of its members and plan for such when making asset allocation decisions, she said. But who could have planned for a global pandemic? "The unexpected ...