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The growing risk to financial advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Australians the value of the advice they provide." Hutton believes super funds would already be looking for ways to fill the gap in the advice industry, with many industry funds already providing advice to members. "The focus of this advice would be ...

AustralianSuper ups admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... funds available to cover administration costs, products and services for all members. The new fee will be used to cover this gap in the most sustainable way," the fund said. "Even with the new fee, the combined administration and investment fees for ...

Viridian opens new offices

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... relationships," Calder said. "People are so unconnected to emails," he said, pointing to successful consumer banking apps. "Another huge gap is in financial literacy. If we could develop something where people - more the general community, not even the ...

Opt-out super to hit workers: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
New Industry Super Australia research claims to show plans to make superannuation optional for low-income workers is nothing more than a tax grab. According to ISA's latest analysis, low-income workers in New South Wales who chose to take their superannuation ...

Spaceship goes on executive hiring spree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... affordable and educational way to invest remains unmet in Australia and Spaceship is making significant strides to fill this gap. "As we grow, it is imperative we invest in our people and our structures to strengthen our business foundation, so we can ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
The peak body for the self-managed super sector is calling for the end of limited licensing for professionals dealing with SMSFs. Outlining its 2020/21 Federal Budget submission today, the SMSF Association said limited licensing should be phased out ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
APRA has launched a formal investigation into Westpac for possible breaches of the Banking Act. The prudential regulator said the investigation will focus on the conduct that led to AUSTRAC launching its criminal charges against the bank over an alleged ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... already less than the cost to deliver advice. This issue is only exacerbated as the policy becomes more complex. "If this cost gap is not addressed, risk advisers may need to commence charging their clients a fee in addition to commissions received from ...

Calastone wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... practice," he said. "Platforms can now instantly digest and identify unit holding discrepancies with us, closing the timing gap on transaction queries that could otherwise take months to resolve."

Fix gaps in AFCA remit: Creevey Russell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Creevey Russell principle Dan Creevey is calling on the government to urgently fix gaps in reforms made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, with certain groups at risk. As part of the reforms following the Royal Commission, changes were ...