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AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Mayfair 101 investors who have had their life savings frozen amid ASIC's proceedings have been left to their own devices, partly due to Mayfair not being a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). A spokesperson for AFCA told ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the winner of its 2020 Life Company of the Year award, going to the same insurer four years in a row. TAL took out the top spot again with runners up AIA Australia, MLC Life Insurance and NEOS Life. ...

Former AMP adviser in enforceable undertaking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
The glamorous financial adviser wife of an ex-NRL player has been ordered to pay ASIC's legal costs and comply with its enforceable undertaking. Jenan Thorne - wife of former Canterbury Bulldogs player Robin Thorne - was prevented from providing financial ...

Chances of CBA admitting to Essential Super wrongdoing "non-existent"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Lawyers for Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and Colonial First State (CFS) in its ongoing case against ASIC have told the court the parties have no intention of admitting to any contraventions in relation to Essential Super and an alleged $22 million in conflicted ...

Dover, McMaster hit with $1.4m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
In a win for ASIC this morning, Dover Financial Advisers and its founder Terry McMaster have been ordered to pay over $1.4 million in penalties by the Federal Court of Australia. Justice O'Bryan imposed a $1.2 million penalty on the defunct financial ...

Industry fund ups life insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
Members of a $6.7 billion industry superannuation fund will soon see their group insurance premiums rise. LUCRF Super has informed members the cost of death and total and permanent disability, and death only cover as provided by OnePath will go up on ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government has hinted heavily that the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
"Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough now..." What's the point of increased transparency and forward guidance in financial markets - the bond market, in this case ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Even before the coronavirus vaccine was injected before Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's arm a day before the national roll-out on the 22nd of February this year, this 'Land Down Under' has already been returning to pre-covid normality. ...

SMSFs given small LRBA win

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Self-managed super funds that borrowed from a private company under a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) will not suffer adverse tax consequences if the loan interest has been capitalised because of COVID-19. This recent announcement by the ...