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ASIC bans Perth adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... advisers. The resulting 'high-risk list' is not in itself an assessment of poor quality advice, ASIC said. ASIC reviews the quality of advice provided by advisers on the high-risk list to determine whether the advisers are acting in their clients' best ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... from Deloitte. The two insurers met a range of selection criteria such as service and claims experience, technology, quality of product offering and client benefit, she said. "We are confident these products meet the quality standards we expect and our ...

AXA IM names head of Australia for real assets business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... resources and expertise that will allow us to take our business to the next level, but also the additional scope and quality of client service we can offer. I am hugely excited to be entering this new stage in the evolution of Eureka."

SMSF Association names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... 15 years ago, this organisation has never strayed from its core belief that every Australian has the right to a good quality of life in retirement and that every Australian has the right to control their retirement destiny," she said. "This is the proud ...

Performance fees drive Janus Henderson post-merger revenues

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... co-chief executives Dick Weil and Andrew Formica said: "Investment performance is strong, which is a testament to the quality of our investment teams and an endorsement of our commitment to active management." They added: "Despite outflows in 2017, we ...

Advisers flock to IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... director, Christopher Kelaher said. "Our Advice Academy remains fully subscribed and shows our commitment to improving the quality of financial advice for all Australians." In the second quarter of the 2018 financial year, IOOF achieved positive net ...

JANA wins $30bn public sector mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... review formed a key part of the organisation's strategic plan, she said. Townsend added she was pleased with the high quality of tenders from participating firms. "JANA is an organisation that has an extensive and diversified client base, and is well ...

ASIC's interpretation of best interest duty falls short: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... standards reforms. "ASIC has acknowledged in this review that these reforms have resulted in an improvement in the quality of advice and expects that it will take some time for all the reforms to have their intended effect on the financial advice industry," ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... well as discuss how managing conflicts of interest can be improved. ASIC revealed more work is underway to ensure the quality of advice provided by the large institutions not only improve, but is also monitored systematically, and proper remediation ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... deficit over the next 10 years; and, the absence of any major global upheaval that would necessitate the safe-haven quality of the US dollar. Mnuchin is correct, the lower US dollar would boost US growth and US inflation. "America First!" remember? Apart ...