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Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... have expressed concerns with respect of the indicative proposal which go to value and certainty, including Bravura's request to conduct due diligence to its satisfaction, particularly in the light of the fact that it is a direct competitor of GBST." ...

Admin change leaves super fund members in the dark

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Nearly a year after a $15 billion superannuation fund announced it was switching administrators, members have been left in the lurch with technical difficulties. Members of CareSuper have not been able to log into accounts, change options, turn insurance ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Swiss Re has agreed to take on the responsibility of designing and managing Freedom Insurance Group's customer remediation program. Freedom confirmed Swiss Re as the remediation manager, and Genus Life Insurance Services Pty Ltd as the third party to ...

Sargon named trustee for new super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
Sargon has been appointed trustee of a new superannuation fund offered by a specialist insurance company. Sargon will act as trustee for the PPS Mutual Super Fund, which has been designed to enable PPS Mutual to offer a "complete" life insurance solution ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
An equity specialist released a new report outlining its ESG approach to saving both its investments and the reputations of AMP and IOOF following the Royal Commission. In its 2019 Annual Stewardship Report, Martin Currie outlines how it worked with ...

ASIC approves AMP for MDAs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... variation of its AFS license to comply with ASIC's updated position. The corporate regulator approved AMPFP's request, but also imposed additional license conditions on the firm "to ensure that AMPFP had adequate arrangements in place to comply ...

Financial product design and distribution law passes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... gives ASIC powers to enforce the new arrangements and impose civil and criminal penalties. It also has the ability to request information, issue stop orders where there is a suspected contravention of the law and to make exemptions and modifications ...

Board of Taxation reviews granny flat taxes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
The Board of Taxation has commenced a review into the tax implications of granny flat arrangements. The board has recently consulted with stakeholders from within the Government including the Department of Social Services, Department of Human Services ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... assets. The Government said because these numbers are so low they will not be making any changes to LRBAs and will instead request the CFR and ATO continue to monitor this type of borrowing in SMSFs. The Government has indicated it expects another report ...

Sunsuper enhances online advice services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... platform. "For example, one of the biggest savings in time and effort for advisers will be the new member application request, which combines five separate paper forms into a single, intuitive smart form," Sunsuper head of advice and retirement Anne ...