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2023 will be better for bonds: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... "compelling" entry point. "Looking at the 1970s inflation regime as a guide, we believe fixed income may present one of the best opportunities for investors today," it explained. Noting that rising interest rates have caused major damage to the bond ...

Former adviser sees ban reduced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... financial services business. Delivering its decision on 7 December 2022, the AAT found that Sherwal failed to act in his client's best interests in advising them to place new superannuation funded insurance as part of their participation in a cash rebate ...

Cbus stalwarts retire, union leader returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
... board in January. Meanwhile, Swan thanked Donnellan and O'Grady for their service, particularly their advocacy for the best interests of Cbus members. "As part of the original 1984 campaign that won superannuation for building workers and created ...

Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... commenced the search for a successor fund following an independent review that found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests in two years' time. The Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan has informed members it is developing a criterion ...

DASS clients pushed to accept paltry recoupment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services administrators have said it's in the best interest of the failed group's creditors to vote in favour of a proposed deed of company arrangement that would see them receiving as little as 3.1 cents on ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... that Standard 3, which states advisers must not "advise, refer or act in any other manner where you have a conflict of interest or duty" is most onerous. "Much of the dissatisfaction with the Code has been directed at the idealistic, but completely impractical ...

Super fund reporting requirements 'a dog's breakfast'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... "Transparency has been key to increasing the discipline on trustees to ensure they are always managing members' money in their best interests." Specifically, he cited that the transparency afforded by APRA's heatmaps and the performance test ...

Pendal, Perpetual amend deal terms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... continue to strongly support the combination and will continue to work for an expeditious implementation of the scheme in the best interests of shareholders," Pendal said. Pendal chair Deborah Page added that the board believes the revised agreement ...

QAR leaves insurance commissions alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... obligations, and caps on some commissions. "A financial adviser is an intermediary who has undertaken to provide advice in the best interests of their client. If an adviser will receive a benefit for the sale of a life risk insurance product they recommend ...

CommSec, AUSIEX to pay $27m penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... not having appropriate system filters to detect wash trading. Further, CommSec and AUSIEX failed to comply with their own best execution policies and procedures; CommSec failed to enter into the required warrant agreements forms with clients and provide ...