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Retirement income covenant delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
The government is delaying the introduction of the retirement income covenant, due to the impact of COVID-19. Originally slated for introduction on July 1, the retirement income covenant has been delayed, with the government not yet in a position to ...

Former UBS Wealth exec joins Centrepoint

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
A former national head of strategy at UBS Wealth Management has joined the c-suite at Centrepoint Alliance. Brendon Glass has been appointed chief financial officer of major financial advice group Centrepoint Alliance, fresh off a set of interim advisory ...

Fees drop at Raiz

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The management fees on Raiz Invest's flagship fund have been cut in line with a drop in fees across two popular ETFs. Investors using the popular spare change investing app Raiz are set to benefit from lower management fees, after the firm passed on ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The government's move to extend the ban on conflicted remuneration to listed investment companies and trusts is expected to provide financial advisers with some much needed certainty. Following Treasury consultation, the government made the decision ...

Super advocate takes FSC to task over TPD tests

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Super Consumers Australia has called on Australia's life insurance industry to eradicate "junk terms" from total and permanent disability insurance, after the Financial Services Council committed to ensuring TPD cover wouldn't be impacted if ...

Magellan remains cautious, for now

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Sitting on a significant amount of liquidity, Magellan is waiting for a few dominoes to fall before it pulls the trigger and deploys cash from its global and high conviction funds. Having increased the cash balances across both its high conviction and ...

Financial stress increases despite relaxed conditions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Australians are more financially stressed than they were before the Prime Minister announced plans to restart the nation's economy, according to latest research. The latest wave of the Melbourne Institute's Taking the pulse of the nation survey shows ...

How advice can conquer stigma

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
Hostplus' head of advice and financial planning believes providing modules of the comprehensive financial advice model might help to reduce stigmas which stop people from getting help with their finances. Appearing as part of an online panel discussing ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
New research predicts industry funds are no longer set to dominate the superannuation industry, as COVID-19 changes the race to the top. KPMG's latest Super Insights report shows industry super funds are no longer on track to takeover SMSFs as the biggest ...

Platform to shine light on structured products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
An investment platform is promising to shine light on the opaque structured product market, helping advisers and their clients understand more about the traditionally exclusive offerings. Local fintech Stropro has launched a new reporting solution designed ...