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AMP North reduces fees, adds options

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... securities for clients is now $18.49 from $34 and applies to superannuation, pension and IDPS clients across the MyNorth, North, Summit and iAccess platform products. The recent fee cut follows on from a reduced administration fee up to 22% for balances ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... month. Fortunately for US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, she was quick to walk back her talk at the "Future Economic Summit" suggesting that interest rates may need to rise to avoid overheating due to fiscal stimulus. Yellen explained that she did ...

AMP trims platform fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... for individuals are reducing by $400 and for families by $500 per year. AMP North will be next from June 1, followed by Summit on August 1 -- bringing their fees largely in line with MyNorth's. The three platforms together hold about 90% of AMP's ...

Disability income faces reckoning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... products, invoking the industry to come together and find a solution by the end of the year. Speaking at the 2021 Actuaries Summit on Wednesday, Jim Minto reflected on the "broken" state of disability income benefits, which are increasingly becoming ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo. Concerns over climate change was brought back to the fore as the US holds a two-day virtual summit with 40 other world leaders to address the earth's climate crisis and the need for immediate action to reverse its negative ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... commissions are an acceptable form of remuneration," Hume told yesterday's Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit. "I recognise that a flat fee charged for advice can be a challenging business proposition." In the same breadth, Hume announced ...

Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... women's economic security Jane Hume announced this morning. Speaking at the annual Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit, Hume highlighted areas that overlap across the two reviews that prompted the move. Under Treasury's new remit, it ...

ASIC pursues criminal charges in super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... Director of Public Prosecutions and is undertaking more than 20 enforcement investigations. Addressing the AFR Business Summit, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said its recent actions against Rest and Statewide Super are just the tip of the iceberg when ...

ASIC to take targeted approach with PIP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... targeted, calibrated and less prescriptive approach to regulation. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association Risk Summit, Hughes said ASIC will only be calling on its new PIP powers to intervene when absolutely necessary. "As industry steps ...

Christian Super recognised for impact investing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... including sustainability, healthcare and financial inclusion. The awards are a collaboration between the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific and the Impact Investing Hub and recognise organisations and individuals with expertise, commitment and outstanding ...