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ASIC puts trustees on notice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has warned superannuation trustees to improve the standard of communication to fund members about Putting Members' Interests First (PMIF) reforms, hinting it may take action against funds if necessary. ...

Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... he said. "With the government's retirement income review upon us, funds can build trust with members by improving communication and the information available to members, making financial services more transparent, consistently performing and delivering ...

AMP contests senior lawyer's claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... team and openly disparagingly criticised her supervisors and other managers. She also had poor inter-personal and communication skills, situational awareness and emotional intelligence and took a patronising, legalistic and uncommercial approach in advising ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... of documents for the above. These may be legally privileged documents and she will supply them in a confidential communication following discovery. Insofar she is aware, Brenner informed the AMP Limited Board of the disclosures while Meller, Salter and/or ...

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... "Additionally, judges rated their high standards in reporting, access to investment professionals, effective education and communication of manager strategies, making them a deserving winner," Zenith said. For the first time, the research house presented ...

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 ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
October is mental health month and the financial services industry is embracing it as a chance to boost the mental wellness of employees through a number of initiatives. SuperFriend has several initiatives planned for the month, including releasing ...

Paradice portfolio manager departs, US office closed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... to Morningstar. "Given the evolution of the business, a decision was made to consolidate the offices to improve communication and the speed of decision-making," Morningstar associate director, analyst Michael Malseed said in a note. It has retained its ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... grandfathered commissions. "We are deeply disappointed at the lack of analysis on the impacts of this reform and the lack of communication and guidance for impacted clients and advisers. At this stage there will be many thousands of cases where a sensible ...

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
Research house Rice Warner has openly questioned whether superannuation funds should begin resetting the return expectations of members. With difficult economic headwinds prevailing, Rice Warner is concerned superannuation funds have made a rod for ...