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Rest increases renewable energy investment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... continue to play an important role in Australia's future," Zielinski said. "As an existing owner, Rest has been able to monitor and assess the wind farm's operational performance since construction was completed in 2011. Taking full ownership is a great ...

Wealth management investigations spike

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
The corporate regulator's wealth management investigations increased 129% in the year to March 2019, ASIC commissioner John Price said yesterday. In opening comments to a keynote panel discussion at the Governance and Risk Management Forum in Melbourne ...

YouTube fundie woes continue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened an investigation into the events surrounding the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund, with Link Group now caught in the scandal. Earlier this month, star UK fund manager Neil Woodford took ...

ANZ cleared of $50m fee bungle

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... the Prime Access service to new customers and will phase it out for current customers over the next 18 months. ASIC will monitor the phasing out of Prime Access," ASIC said. At the time of the undertaking last April, ASIC said a 2015 investigation revealed ...

Commonwealth FP completes EU compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... resume charging upfront ongoing service fees and is transitioning to a new model of service. ASIC said it will continue to monitor Commonwealth Financial Planning as it transitions to the new service model. The licensee also confirmed it has taken steps ...

Passing Protecting Your Super costs should be fair: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... opted in and whose product has been inactive for a continuous period of 16 months or more. "Trustees need to continue to monitor member accounts and to provide written notice to members in cases of nine, 12 and 15 months of inactivity, with removal of ...

Advisers not prepared for exam: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
Association of Financial Advisers general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson has labelled the 600 advisers sitting the first exam as "brave", fearing they are underprepared. Anderson believes the advisers taking the exam in the first ...

TAL offers advisers ethics assistance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The life insurer will offer a training course to help financial advisers apply the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's code of ethics. In an effort to help advisers apply the code, TAL is offering a course via its risk academy. Run by ...

AMP faces super fee gouge class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... Commission, the action filed claims the AMP trustees - whose duty was to act in the best interests of members - failed to monitor, compare, negotiate or seek reductions of hefty fees being pocketed by related AMP companies. AMP said it acknowledges that ...

Zenith acquires New Zealand firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Investment research provider, Zenith Investment Partners is in the process of acquiring an overseas business as it expands into offshore markets. Zenith has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with NZX Limited to acquire New Zealand ...