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Advisers struggle with untapped SMSF market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The demand for self-managed superannuation fund advice has stagnated over the last decade, while overall satisfaction with financial planners has declined to a seven-year low. This is according to Vanguard and Investment Trends' March 2019 SMSF Report ...

Former financial adviser jailed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
A former financial adviser who used $5 million in client funds to prop up his own business, pay off his credit cards and gamble has been jailed. James Gibbs was convicted of theft and dishonesty offences committed when he was director of James Gibbs ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MySuper could soon surpass self-managed super funds as the preferred retirement savings vehicle for Australians, a new Rainmaker report shows. Using the latest APRA data, Rainmaker's MySuper Report found the MySuper asset pool hit $713 billion at ...

FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
Financial advisers who have completed a designation with the Association of Financial Advisers or the SMSF Association will have their efforts recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics ...

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The $43 billion fund is hoping to woo self-managed superannuation fund investors with new options geared at them. SMSF investors will have access to six of Hostplus' 23 investment options, including its flagship balanced option and the low-cost ...

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
More than 1700 financial advisers have dropped off the ASIC Financial Adviser Register in less than six months. As of this month, there are 27,108 active financial advisers in Australia, Rainmaker analysis of latest ASIC FAR data shows. At its height ...

ASIC chases licensee over conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
In a signal of ASIC's intent, the first case concerning alleged breaches of conflicted remuneration provisions is underway in the Federal Court. The corporate regulator is seeking to declare The SMSF Club and its licensee RM Capital contravened the ...

DomaCom launches senior equity release product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
The ASX-listed investment platform has released a first of its kind senior equity release product for Australia, targeting financial advisers working with clients over 60. DomaCom's senior equity release product launched this week with an accreditation ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The complexities of binding death benefit nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what ...

New leadership at SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
SuperConcepts has expanded its leadership team with the creation of two new general manager roles. Annette Sheppard will become general manager of growth and Yasmin Omar-Meer has been appointed general manager of strategy, product and price. Sheppard's ...