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AMP adviser numbers shrivel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The number of financial advisers licensed by AMP dropped dramatically in 2020, with the institution no longer the largest AFSL in the country by number of advisers. The largest AFSL is now the SMSF Adviser Network which had 839 advisers as at 31 December ...

ASIC takes fintech to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The corporate regulator has initiated action against a fintech for allegedly misleading customers about the benefits of investing in residential property in self-managed superannuation funds. Squirrel Superannuation Services, an SMSF platform provider ...

Super industry to branch out: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
Over the next 15 years the Australian superannuation industry will evolve into a sophisticated and mature industry, according to Rice Warner's Superannuation Market Projections report. The new report takes a very positive view of the Australian super ...

SuperConcepts appoints interim chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
AMP's SuperConcepts has appointed its chief information officer as the interim chief executive after incumbent Lara Bourguignon resigned earlier this month. Grant Christensen moved into the role on December 18. He joined SuperConcepts in 2006 and has ...

ATO backs SMSFs as strong retirement choice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner said he is focused on ensuring SMSFs remain a strong and credible retirement planning choice for Australians going forward. In an end of year message, assistant commissioner Justin Micale said as ...

Godfrey Pembroke firm jumps ship

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
A second advice practice has left the MLC Wealth dealer group ahead of the merger with IOOF. Venture Financial Advisers has joined Count Financial as a member firm, following Ascent Private Wealth's transition to CountPlus from Godfrey Pembroke in November. ...

Vale Martin Heffron

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
Martin Heffron, one of the most respected experts in Australia's self-managed superannuation sector, has passed away suddenly after a brief illness. Heffron, the business that he co-founded with his wife Meg in 1998, sent a note to clients on 11 ...

SMSFs dump $30bn in shares

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
Self-managed superannuation funds have not been spared by the market impact of COVID-19, with members dumping their allocation to listed shares over the past year, new data shows. The Australian Taxation Office quarterly statistical report for September ...

Super satisfaction bounces back

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Member satisfaction with superannuation funds has increased across all sectors for the first time since the pandemic, new research shows. Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report reveals overall superannuation satisfaction increased 0.6% ...

AllianceBernstein Australia eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
The US manager is readying its well-performing $1.2 billion AB Managed Volatility Equities fund for an active ETF debut early next year. The Roy Maslen-managed fund has delivered 9.38% p.a. over five years and -1.59% in the last 12 months. It is was ...