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Elders in discussions over future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
Elders Financial Planning general manager Tony Beavan said that while the dealer group currently in a consultation period "no decision has been made yet." "Recent changes to the financial planning industry mean that it has become increasingly difficult ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of Dow Chemicals Australia and its associated companies. When Dow was split into three companies this year, Dow ...

Netwealth top for FUM growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
New research from Plan For Life Actuaries & Researchers has revealed Netwealth is growing much faster than some of its more established competitors. The research found a total $37.7 billion rise in funds under management over the year to June 2019 for ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
Most Australian employers understand access to financial advice through default super is important to their employees, latest research shows. State Street Global Advisors 2019 Global Retirement Reality Report (GR3) reveals 61% of Australian employers ...

APRA announces new executive roles, organisational structure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... designed to "better align" its organisational structure with the strategic objectives previously set out in its Corporate Plan for 2019 to 2023. The regulator said it will move to an industry-based supervision model, with separate supervisory divisions ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
An industry group has lashed out at the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia, labelling them conflicted and driven by self-interest. The United Financial Advisers Association (formerly known as the Life ...

Return to the mutual model: Expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
A financial advice industry veteran has called for a return to the mutual model, saying the sector has lost focus and a sense of purpose. Property Funds Management Australia chief executive Barry Daniels has said there is still hope for the industry ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
A stitch in time saves nine. If only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) adhered to this age-old proverb. But alas, by insisting on keeping the official cash rate at 1.5% for longer (from August 2016 to May 2019) than the dictates of global and domestic ...

NAB hit with extra billion in remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
National Australia Bank announced an additional $1.18 billion in remediation expenses, mostly relating to financial advice. Combined with previously announced remediation costs, NAB is now facing a total remediation bill of $2.09 billion. The unforeseen ...

Frontier veteran to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
The $380 billion asset consultant is bidding farewell to Fiona Trafford-Walker after nearly 25 years with the business. Trafford-Walker was appointed as Frontier's managing director in 2000 when it separated from Industry Fund Services and stayed ...