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HUB24 signs white label deal with Lifespan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... administration and managed portfolio services for the $1.5 billion advice network, which employs 140 authorised representatives throughout Australia. "We're proud to partner with such a quality advice group and we're looking forward to working with Lifespan's ...

Labor wants stronger LIF rules

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... Chalmers. Discussing the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 in the House of Representatives on March 3, Chalmers said that while the legislation "picks up some of the concerns in these reviews," Labor still has ...

Energy Super appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... Energy Super's audit, compliance and risk committee. The Energy Super board of directors features four employer representatives, four member representatives and an independent director. Energy Super chairman Mark Williamson thanked Baldwin and Humphrys ...

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... contraventions of the Corporations Act and ASIC Act, including a requirement to take reasonable steps to ensure representatives complied with the best interests laws under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. ACE also admitted that between ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... much has changed in 18 months - the time back in August 2014 when RBA Governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that he has done enough, "You can't make people be confident, I certainly can't." "I've allowed ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The Life Insurance Framework is expected to be put to the House of Representatives by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer this week. The government released exposure draft legislation in December 2015, based on the framework, which O'Dwyer said at the ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Thus, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's eagerly anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services offered nothing new. "...labor market conditions have improved substantially" and "there is ...

Industry fund flags DB issues in Fraser review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... members, carry all the investment risk in DB schemes. "Imposing independents on boards would mean fewer employer representatives, which could have far reaching implications for the employer-sponsors," Rowe said. "Not all super funds are the same. There ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... impacting customers seriously," Miller said. Meritum Financial Group is a NAB Wealth licensee, with 110 authorised representatives across Australia. This outcome is a result of ASIC's Wealth Management Project. The Wealth Management Project was established ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... Financial System Inquiry, have widespread support across industry participants, professional bodies and consumer representatives of the need to raise standards for financial advisers in order to improve public confidence and trust in the sector," said ...