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Australian Ethical divests IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... IOOF's failure to put governance and conflicts management arrangements into place to safeguard the interests of superannuation members over a long period. "As a result, we have decided to divest from the company for breaching the Australian Ethical ...

Legalsuper expands member services arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... Territory. Hucker was most recently with Harvest Financial Group, helping corporate clients structure and maintain superannuation and group insurance benefits. His 20 years in financial services includes working in corporate superannuation management ...

Local Government Super chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... Local Government Super, David Smith, has resigned less than two years in the role. Smith joined the $11 billion superannuation fund in September 2017. LGS confirmed that deputy chief executive Donna Heffernan will take the top role in an acting capacity. ...

Labor reforms to increase welfare dependency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... she said. "The end result will be to drive many retirees on to welfare, an outcome that is the antithesis of our superannuation system - people being self-funding in retirement. It also further undermines confidence in the superannuation system." From ...

Former adviser faces Supreme Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... only authorised to provide credit services. While doing so, Gardner recommended clients establish a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to facilitate the purchase of a newly-constructed investment property. He also recommended specific properties ...

Future Fund investment specialist joins Funds SA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... a statement at that time. Funds SA is a public sector fund that manages more than $30 billion for public sector superannuation schemes, insurers and endowment funds. In September, it put out its custody contract to tender, inviting six custodians J.P. ...

3.5 million Aussies give financial advice to friends and family: Roy Morgan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... "likely to play a major role in financial decisions." The survey shows Citibank and ME Bank - owned by industry superannuation funds - to have the highest proportion of customers who are sought out by friends and family for financial advice, with both ...

AAT upholds AFSL rejection

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Watson had applied for an AFSL license to provide advice for self-managed superannuation funds and other financial products in June 2016. However, in October 2017, ASIC ruled Watson failed to provide relevant information ...

Sunsuper expands advice business

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... serious player in retail financial advice and to expand this service across Australia. Joining the $58 billion superannuation fund in its retail advice arm are two new business development managers, Charles Black and Gerard Bailey - both formerly of ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... not-for-profit representing the interests of superannuants, namely former public servants in receipt of a Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme or Public Sector Superannuation Scheme pension. The two pension schemes were closed to new members in the early ...