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ASIC extends advice relief measure

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
ASIC is extending the relief measure that allows financial advisers to provide a Record of Advice (ROA) rather than a statement of advice (SOA) until October 15. The decision to extend the relief measure came after consulting with the industry, the ...

ClearView adds advice growth role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... the company's commitment to building a scalable financial advice business. "We are not seeking thousands of advisers but rather our focus is on creating a select community of quality professional businesses using our services," he said. "Over the past ...

ARK Innovation ETF cops neutral rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... months through Feb. 22," the briefing read. Greengold criticised Wood's stockpicking strategy for relying on "instinct rather than data or rules", adding that the firm's key decision maker is essential to the firm's success, ultimately leading ...

Goldsky director charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... allocate investor money to investments and trading and did not generate the profits that he pretended investors could expect. Rather than being invested in a managed fund, ASIC alleges investor funds were used to pay for the lifestyle expenses of Grace ...

Catholic Super bank implements Temenos

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... Challenger the opportunity to offer term deposits, but gain the net interest margin through existing investment methods, rather than through relying on home loans like the major banks do. He also added Challenger would have the opportunity to expand ...

Commonwealth seeks to stop bond class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... respondents in this case. O'Donnell's case and the class action will not be seeking any dollar amount in damages, rather seeking to effect change in the government's handling of climate change. O'Donnell made an investment of approximately ...

Chief economist update: Europa rides the bull once again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... lessened compared with at the time of the December projections. It was noted that financial market dynamics suggested a rather positive outlook". This is backed up by recent upgrades to the Eurozone's economic growth outlook by both the OECD and ...

Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... underperformance should be rectified through the involvement of APRA and involvement of the trustees to improve performance rather than hurting the actual members - we think it's the wrong way around," he said. Those suggestions include implementing ...

Instos seek unique alternatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... more investors search for sources of alpha that are "idiosyncratic"- that is, not strongly correlated with other assets. "Rather than tapping private markets opportunistically and tactically to boost returns, investors are making private investments ...

Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... "This is problematic if advisers are turning away from annuities because it would mean a lost opportunity for the adviser, rather than being driven by consumer benefit." They said the government's increasingly stringent regulation for advice may also ...