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SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... capabilities to deliver the modern features our customers demand," Groeneveld said. Groeneveld added Australia's superannuation industry has undergone remarkable change, and today's consumers not only demand anytime, anywhere access to their financial ...

IOOF recruits former Australian Unity executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... Commission and ASIC. He held various senior roles with Australian Unity as well as with Aviva Australia, covering superannuation, platforms, funds management and financial advice. He is also currently a non-executive adviser to Kaizen Recruitment which ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Australians temporarily living overseas are compelled to switch their self-managed superannuation to an APRA-regulated fund and this becomes a costly and cumbersome exercise. The SMSF Association is calling on the Federal Government to lift these restrictions. ...

Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... 2017 so fintechs can test financial services and products without the burden of an AFSL over a 24-month period. Superannuation and life insurance products; the issuance of consumer credit and non-cash payment products; and the provision of a crowd-funding ...

International broker enters Aussie market

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... broking platform Monex officially enters the Australian market today with intentions to target the self-managed superannuation fund and financial adviser markets. Monex flagged its intention to operate in Australia in August last year. From today it ...

ASIC successfully files injunction against Melbourne advice provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... advice offered by Financial Circle Pty Ltd recommended consumers purchase personal insurance products and switch superannuation funds. Financial Circle benefited by way of the significant advice fees being payable to the practice from the consumer's ...

Government releases super tax measures for consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
The Government has released its draft legislation regarding taxation integrity measures for the superannuation system. The consultation paper addresses two specific measures: the first concerns a member's share of the outstanding balance of a limited ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are making a comeback in the consumer satisfaction stakes as latest Roy Morgan data shows they have edged retail funds for the third consecutive month. Despite having trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017 ...

SMSFs grappling with super changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Six months after the superannuation changes were put in place, self-managed superannuation fund members (SMSF) are still struggling with the complexities of the reforms, the head of the SMSF Association says. Chief executive John Maroney said SMSF members ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Authority. Wilton has a 30-year history in the investment industry with leadership experience in asset management and superannuation. In her prior role at Franklin Templeton she was responsible for the Australian and New Zealand businesses. She has also ...