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AMP cops $14.5m penalty over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no service over the course of about three years. The Federal Court handed the fine to AMP Superannuation, AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...

Former financial adviser pleads guilty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Former financial adviser John Wertheimer pleaded guilty to charges surrounding unauthorised client transactions in Perth Magistrates Court. Wertheimer pleaded guilty to one charge of providing a financial service on behalf of a person who carries on ...

AMG Super to rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
AMG Super is going to roll out a new look as it expands its offering to include an investment portfolio service. Just last month, AMG Super's MySuper product was closed to new members. While it did fail the Your Future, Your Super performance test ...

Will listed infrastructure protect portfolios during market downturn?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Recently, infrastructure has proven more resilient than global equities, however, when markets take a downturn it's not certain that alone will protect portfolios. Morningstar research shows that infrastructure has not been immune from market falls ...

NZ Super shifts $25bn to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
The NZ Super Fund has shifted about 40% of its overall portfolio to low carbon indices, in a move that will "significantly reduce" the number of listed companies the fund owns directly. The NZ$57 billion fund began to roll over its indices to the MSCI ...

Stop orders placed on property funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
ASIC has placed interim stop orders on made interim stop orders on two property funds after failings with their target market determinations (TMDs). The two funds were the Australian Residential Property (ARP) Fund and Private Property Trust No.20. ...

iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
iExtend has appointed a head of alliances, promoting one of its state distribution managers. Mark Stubbings has taken on the role, responsible for facilitating industry and association collaboration. Stubbings, who is well known in the advice industry ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
The government has advanced its commitment to establish a Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), releasing for consultation exposure draft regulations. The CSLR will facilitate the payment of compensation of up to $150,000 to eligible consumers ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The SMSF Association is urging Canberra to address legacy pensions and extend the temporary absence rule for non-residents in its first budget. In the Associations submissions, chief executive John Maroney highlighted several key measures that remain ...

Latest adviser exams see 52% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Just over half of the candidates for the July and August sittings of the Financial Advisers Exam - the final opportunities for existing advisers to pass - have been successful. In total, 628 advisers sat the exam in July and August. Of these, 76% were ...