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Industry's Best of the Best celebrated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
Leading wealth management organisations have been celebrated in Money magazine's Best of the Best Awards for 2020. Australia's longest-running and most-read personal finance magazine handed out more than 100 awards to leaders in the financial ...

Industry fund partners with global asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
A $70 billion industry superannuation fund has partnered with a global asset manager to enhance its dynamic asset allocation capabilities. Sunsuper and PineBridge Investments have joined forces to ensure the super fund's 1.4 million members benefit ...

QSuper, Sunsuper not committed to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
QSuper has confirmed its proposed partnership with Sunsuper may not result in a traditional merger. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday, QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi fielded questions from ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Mitch Anthony, who pioneered life-centered financial advice, will address the annual FPA Congress next week. He spoke to Financial Standard about what advisers can expect from his session. Mitch Anthony has been a thought leader in financial planning ...

Cbus, UniSuper back new housing bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Cbus and UniSuper have invested in a new $315 million bond issue, which the government will use to finance affordable housing in five states. Cbus took up $30 million of the National Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC)'s second bond issue of ...

Former Apogee, GPS Wealth advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A former Apogee Financial Planning adviser has been handed a four-year ban for failing to provide appropriate advice. Meanwhile, a former GPS Wealth representative has been banned for three years for similar misconduct involving insurance products. ...

Super fund adds industry veteran

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
An $8 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed the former country head of Franklin Templeton to its board of directors. Maria Wilton has joined the board of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, effective October. At the same time, Jim ...

ASIC zeroes in on SMSF auditors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
ASIC has taken action against three SMSF auditors for breaches and deficiencies in their auditing. The corporate regulator disqualified a pair of SMSF auditors and imposed conditions on another, after it found the auditors to be deficient across a range ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The two industry funds are in talks over a possible merger, one which would see the creation of Australia's largest superannuation fund. Queensland-based industry superannuation funds Sunsuper and QSuper have confirmed they are locked in discussions ...

Industry fund offers bonus on income streams

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
A $54 billion industry fund is nudging its older members towards income streams with a bonus of up to 2%, as it develops its retirement income solutions. Cbus will introduce a bonus for members upon retirement, with chief executive David Atkin saying ...