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OPINION: Post RC, where to now for retail super?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... members and nothing but that job. Retail trustees that try to combine their job with that of sales-feeding funnels for associated wealth management groups will be shown the door. Or they been pursued in the courts. Put another way, the retail trustee ...

Ongoing service arrangements should be tightened: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Commission has highlighted problems with clients being charged fees for services that have not been provided. This is mostly associated with clients in ongoing fee arrangements. These changes will help ensure clients actively consider whether they are ...

Mercer names platform provider for direct super investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... direct assets, such as direct shares and term deposits. They also have access to a cash hub, free from the complexities associated with a self-managed super fund, OneVue said. "It's clear superannuation members are looking for greater control over and ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... fifth consecutive month in December... It was also the softest reading on housing activity since October 2012 and was associated with a fifth month of contraction in new orders," which "continued to contract in December, and at slightly sharper rate," ...

Managed accounts not immune to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... as well. "This means that advisers who offer managed account services must carefully manage the conflict of interest associated with in-house products," she said. Wivell Plater points to the speculation that some parts of vertically integrated businesses ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... wines and roses. That time, it was "Tax cut Trump". As per the IMF's January 2018 report, "...the US tax reform and associated fiscal stimulus are expected to temporarily raise US growth, with favorable demand spillovers for US trading partners-especially ...

SMSF returns not accurate in Productivity Commission report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... actual impact," Class said. Class says the PC used the ATO's 'expenses' without adjustment to stand in for the fees associated with SMSFs. In reality, there are a number of items which the ATO classifies as expenses that are not actually fees. "These ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... said the equity market expects that there will be some deal with Europe "to kick the can down the road." The dates associated with Article 50 in the Treaty of Lisbon, a clause which outlines how to withdraw from the EU, will be extended and negotiations ...

Best in show, but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... narrow sense... The adage is also incongruent with the evidence in this inquiry that good long-term performance is associated with low fees, good governance, and sufficient scale," the report reads. "That is not to say that judgment will not be required ...

Specialist SMSF advisers need only apply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... Further, the report has recommended that advisers be required to provide a document that clearly explains the key issues associated with establishing an SMSF. The document would highlight to clients any 'red flags' in deciding whether the structure ...