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Super funds eye intra-fund advice shake-up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... intra-fund advice, Bowtell said. Intra-fund advice rules were developed at a different time and environment and it's time to push the changes ahead with the regulators and policymakers, she said. Hostplus head of advice and financial planning Maurizio ...

Investors stick with managed accounts despite volatility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
Latest research shows inflows pushed managed accounts through strong headwinds in the second half of 2018. The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals' latest six monthly Managed Accounts FUM Census shows net fund inflows in the second half of last ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
In light of the upcoming New Sales Wales and Federal elections, it's time for all levels of governments to prioritise closing the gender pay and investment gaps. This is according to Claire Braund, founder and director of Women on Boards, a global ...

Grandfathered commissions ban unconstitutional: Association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... conveniently considered a 'fee for no service' payment, which is trash." Both the Labor and Liberal parties are drafting bills to push the ban through ahead of the Federal election in May at the expense of financial advisers and consumers, he said. The ...

Infrastructure fund plans SMSF raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... individuals, family offices, university endowment funds and small corporate funds. Connolly said the closed fund is looking to push up its current assets under management of around $117 million to about $200 million in the coming 12 months. "We will ...

Equity investors will struggle in 2019: Baur

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Global share markets will continue to struggle this year as stocks will likely plunge in the same vein as last December, Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur said. The chief global economist advised the audience at this morning's Financial Standard ...

Synchron slams RC on commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... Trapnell. On Monday, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne formally recommended an end to grandfathered commissions, and asked government to push to its current 20-60% commission caps on sale of life risk insurance products to zero when it reviews the Life Insurance ...

Superannuation to face BEAR: Hayne

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime should be extended to superannuation. This is one of nine recommendations for the superannuation sector Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has pushed for in his final report released overnight. The BEAR came into ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Insurers will find it tougher to dodge paying out claims if the Royal Commission's recommendation to amend insurance law is enacted. At the round six hearings of the Royal Commission, it was revealed that CommInsure used outdated medical definitions ...

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

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... targeted too by being called out for weak-kneed enforcement and the recommendation that they be subject to more oversight. The push for more court prosecutions should also hopefully spell the end on those embarrassing Enforceable Undertakings. Pulling ...