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What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... research, he said. "This trend may well be linked to an increased importance assigned to governance matters since the Royal Commission into Financial Services," he said. Frontier Advisors advises on over $380 billion of assets in superannuation, charity ...

Chief economist update: Morrison, Frydenberg cannot have their surplus and eat it too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... the dynamic duo's earlier commitment for the government to acting on all 76 of the recommendations of the Royal Commission. The RBA (under Lowe) suffers from the same impotence the RBA under Glenn Stevens did during his term in office - perhaps ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... dedicated consumer representation in superannuation policy for far too long," O'Halloran said, pointing to the Royal Commission, which noted the lack of dedicated voices to advocate on behalf of consumers navigating the complexity of the superannuation ...

Morgans snaps up CommSec Advisory business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... million. The news comes as many of the big banks reconsider their advisory businesses following revelations from the Royal Commission. Westpac announced earlier this year it was departing the personal advice sector with two top executives leaving the ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... being stock-pickers and instead being asset allocators. "More are being nudged in this direction in the post-Royal Commission environment," said Investment Trends analyst Viola Wang. "Once asset allocation is determined, close to half now say they are ...

APRA considers appeal in IOOF case

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... Superannuation Industry Supervision Act. This is the second court loss for financial regulators following the Royal Commission, after ASIC lost its case against Westpac last month, alleging the bank breached responsible lending laws.

Support staff should meet FASEA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... person that is reviewing the advice, why should you not be at the same level?" Ashenden gave a run-down of the Royal Commission recommendations that apply to advisers and said that everyone working in advice should read the 100 pages of the Royal Commission ...

Integrity Life launches lifetime discount offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... the move strongly aligns with the best interests of financial advisers and consumers. "The financial services Royal Commission highlighted that the customer's interests must come first, and products must be appropriate for their needs," Integrity ...

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... and will provide insight into what role advisers can play in setting up people for a happy retirement. "Post-Royal Commission, many advisers are struggling to define their value proposition, and with 1000 Australians retiring a day, there has never been ...

Chief executive bonuses unscathed by public perception

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
Declining public trust in the post-Royal Commission world was not enough to dampen executive pay packets, with over half of ASX100 chief executives receiving at least 70% of their maximum entitlement. A report from the Australian Council of Superannuation ...