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IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
APRA's licence conditions imposed on IOOF require the wealth manager to begin 2019 with the appointment of an independent reviewer who will report to the regulator quarterly. The independent reviewer's role will be to report on IOOF's progress ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... opportunities will be dictated by a few macro factors, the most dominant of which will be the path that the US Fed takes with interest rates. "Obviously everyone is concerned about the trade wars with China and the US but I think that is a much smaller ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has shed further light on its opposition to end grandfathered commissions, outlining considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday ...

APRA lifts interest-only restrictions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Australia's banks can now move back into interest-only lending, and their peak industry body says competition will increase as a result. This week APRA announced it would remove the 30% benchmark for new interest-only residential mortgages, which it ...

HSBC appoints wealth leader

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
HSBC appointed a new wealth management lead for Australia, but will not relaunch a traditional wealth business. Former Westpac state manager Jessica Power will lead the global bank's retail banking and wealth management arm in Australia from December ...

Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... Kelaher and chair George Vernardos. The regulator sought to achieve significant changes to the management of conflicts of interest in IOOF's investment management arm IIML, which were dismissed at the Royal Commission by its executives. NAB compensation ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... likelihood of a Labor Government seemingly firming, one fund manager suggested investors should prepare by moving into fixed interest. BTFG proposes advice restructure In September it was revealed by Financial Standard that BT Financial Group was reviewing ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... are more geographically specific. The obvious factor is EM trading against the US dollar. The second factor is the US interest rate cycle. "We've got [potentially] four rate hikes between now and the end of 2019 - one this year and three next year ...

ASIC permanently bans former Apogee adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
A former Apogee Financial Planning representative has been permanently banned from providing financial advice after ASIC found he illegally took $1.4 million from superannuation accounts. ASIC's investigation of Ahmed Saad found he engaged in dishonest ...

Industry fund awards $180m fixed income mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... step in the right direction for Payden in the Australian market. "This latest investment is a reflection of the growing interest in the PARI strategy in the Australian market, and Payden's ability to work with Australian institutions to meet their portfolio ...