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Many benefits to going your own way: CMC Markets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
CMC Markets Head of Partners and Institutional APAC, Andrew Shade has commented on the benefits of financial advisers moving away from large financial institutions following the Royal Commissions. He highlighted three key benefits that are driving the ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... Julien Vincent. "By signalling to coal power plant operators that they can rely on NAB's support beyond 2030, and having no plan in place to manage down exposure to other fossil fuels such as oil and gas, this is far from a responsible approach to minimise ...

Vanguard appoints head of superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Vanguard has announced three new appointments to its Australian executive team, including a lead for its new superannuation offering. Michael Lovett will return to Melbourne from Vanguard's US head office to lead Vanguard Australia's planned superannuation ...

Total Financial Solutions to shutter next year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
CountPlus has announced an early 2020 end date for the Total Financial Solutions (TFS) dealer group. The plan was confirmed today at CountPlus' annual general meeting. TFS currently has around 81 financial advisers on staff, with CountPlus saying 62 ...

No plan to cut out advisers: SPDR chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
State Street's global chair for its ETF business says it will continue to be anchored to adviser-led distribution in Australia and not seek to launch a direct-to-consumer push. Visiting Australia last week, SPDR Global chair Jim Ross said it was ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
Two of the most influential lobbying groups in superannuation have taken vastly different positions on APRA's recently unveiled MySuper heat map. The Financial Services Council and Industry Super Australia have aired uniquely different perspectives ...

New advice groups detrimental to consumers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
The co-founder of iPac Securities believes the issues that saw the big banks exit wealth management will pale in significance to future failures he expects will come as a result of "fringe" advice groups. Appearing at the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

CountPlus expands network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
CountPlus has acquired a 30% stake in DMG Financial Holdings. This takes CountPlus' network from 19 to 20 firms. Consideration for the investment is a cash payment of $2.891 million. DMG Financial is an accounting and financial advice firm based in ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

New role for HESTA advice executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
HESTA's former executive of advice strategy has taken on a new role at another industry fund. Justin McMinn joined the $6.5 billion LUCRF Super as a manager for business development on October 8. Prior to this, he was a part of HESTA's executive management ...