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AFCA receives 500 super complaints in first month

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
Australia's superannuation industry copped more than 500 complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in the body's first month of operation. AFCA busily began its life last month, with more than 6000 complaints lodged in its first 30 ...

Royal Commission: And that is a wrap

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
The public were provided a glimpse into the tireless work of the financial services Royal Commission as Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and counsel assisting Rowena Orr made closing remarks this afternoon. The final day's hearings adjourned at 1.15pm and ...

SMSF investment platform begins, announces senior hire

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
The outgoing chief executive at the Australian arm of an $800 billion global asset manager is joining the board of a newly-launched SMSF investment platform in 2019. Joining OpenInvest as a non-executive director in the New Year is current Schroders ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia kicked off its annual conference in Sydney yesterday afternoon by honouring outstanding professionals in the industry. Perth-based Michael Carmody of Viva Wealth took out the coveted FPA Certified Financial ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
In a way, you know, I know, the world knows already about the case of the slowdown in global growth. The Organisations for Economic Development and Cooperation's (OECD) recently-released the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook report ...

Melbourne boutique hires deputy CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
A Melbourne boutique has snapped up a former central bank portfolio manager as its deputy chief investment officer. Jamieson Coote Bonds is welcoming Duanjai Samranvedhya, as it opens a Singapore office and expand its global investment capabilities. ...

AFCA creates small businesses ombudsman role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
The newly established Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will appoint an ombudsman dedicated to helping small businesses resolve disputes with their financial service providers. AFCA will consider complaints from small businesses with ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Zurich has entered a three-year study partnership with Oxford University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the ...

Chief economist update: The Middle Kingdom's middling growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
It's the first Tuesday of November - the time when the "Melbourne Cup" runs and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets only a few hours apart. All bets are on! There are so many odds on the various horses running in the Cup but there's only ...

One-stop complaints shop opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
Australia's newly-established financial services dispute resolution system expects to play an important role in the wake of the Royal Commission into the sector's misconduct. Australian Financial Complaints Authority chair Helen Coonan said the one-stop-shop ...