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FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... The FPA will continue to advocate for a system that appropriately recognises the extensive education that most of its membership has undertaken, he added. He said there has been a mix of anxiety, confusion and anger levelled at the FPA by its members ...

Legalsuper appoints new client service manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... senior financial consultant with Perpetual. Sky's new role will see her working with legalsuper's growing Canberra-based membership. Commenting on the appointment, legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl said: "During 2016/17 our customer service ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... impossible for larger APRA-regulated retail and industry funds to breach the 50% test due to their scale and large membership sizes," he said. Maroney said the association proposes that the "active member" test should be excluded from the requirement ...

Industry funds reign supreme: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... super funds, largely industry funds. This growth could be easily maintained given industry funds boast both the largest membership base and youngest members, providing industry funds with the greatest long-term or lifetime growth potential, according ...

AustralianSuper embraces goals-based advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... actual human capital to be able to satisfy that," he said. "This allows us to deploy an advice solution across the mass membership, while also recognising that for some people advice is a very trusted conversation and they're going to want to talk to ...

AFA to launch investigation into adviser misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... individual members, he did confirm that the association would look into the matter/s, in accordance with its terms of membership. "I wouldn't comment on individual member situations, but what I would say, is that any enforceable undertaking will be investigated ...

AustralianSuper launches insurance-free product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... default insurance-free product, the super fund said. It will be available for new members only. Group executive of membership Rose Kerlin said it's up to funds like AustralianSuper to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to save for their retirement ...

Russell wins consulting mandate from $700m super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... of the strong conviction that Russell Investments will help deliver solid, repeatable investment performance for its membership." "Russell Investments, with a strong investment engine and innovative staff, are the ideal partner for resource constrained ...

Industry fund stepping up advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... financial advisers - including its general manager of advice and education, Kris Hamilton - to service its 160,000 strong membership. "Enhancing our financial advice platform will improve the member experience and lift the fund's advice capabilities ...

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... new members under 25-years-old to opt-in to life insurance. "I think each super fund needs to look at their specific membership base and how that membership base values it or don't value it and determine what the appropriate level is." Stewart added ...