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Industry fund announces new leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
A $9 billion industry superannuation fund has named its new chief executive. Laura Wright has been officially promoted to lead NGS Super, having served as interim chief executive since February when long-serving chief Anthony Rodwell-Ball retired. Wright ...

IOOF offloads corporate trust business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
IOOF has sold its Australian Executor Trustees (AET) corporate trust business while retaining the AET private trust business, as it moves further in the direction of being an advice-led organisation. The buyer is financial services technology and infrastructure ...

State Street appoints APAC global markets lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
State Street named a new head of global markets for Asia-Pacific, relocating a long-time executive. Michelle Hardeman moves into the role effective immediately, relocating to Hong Kong from Boston where she served as head of foreign exchange sales for ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Boutique fund manager eyes second LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
A Sydney-based international equities manager will soon launch its second listed investment company (LIC) with plans to raise upwards of $300 million for the new venture. Cadence Capital confirmed it will launch an initial public offering (IPO) for ...

Digital advice, fintech firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
A B2B digital advice firm co-founded by a former Vanguard Australia executive has merged with a retiree advice platform founded by a former Challenger distribution head. In a deal finalised this morning, SuperEd merged with Retirement Essentials. SuperEd ...

ASIC identifies potential risks in ETP market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... good shape: trading is generally liquid, bid-offer spreads are narrow and secondary market prices are generally close to the NAV of ETP units. However, this did not necessarily apply to all ETP products, at all times. "In particular, we observed that ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
An advocacy body for superannuation fund members established in 2013 will finally become fully operational thanks to $2.5 million in penalties paid by CBA and ANZ for the mis-selling of super products. The Superannuation Consumers' Centre will receive ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
A financial advice dealer group will provide licensee services to non-aligned advisers by way of a new white label offering. TAL's Affinia Financial Advisers has launched Affinia Access, enabling AFSLs to operate under their own license and brand with ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Adviser Ratings is proposing a new rating system for Australia's 1800 financial advice licensees that could potentially predict instances of misconduct. The new system, outlined in a new white paper, will see licensees rated in two ways; the first using ...