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Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... across both investing and savings." "Superannuation is one of the most underappreciated aspects of personal finance and we hope to use our platform to further educate and engage users on how they can invest and build wealth for their future," Lucas added. ...

Conflicted SMSF auditor disqualified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund auditor found to be in breach of basic independence rules was disqualified by ASIC. Robert Mark Taylor was disqualified for breaching auditor independence requirements outlined in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional ...

ASIC seeks Deloitte to liquidate SMSF business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
ASIC applied to the Federal Court to appoint a Deloitte partner to liquidate a Perth-based self-managed super fund business. The regulator commenced proceedings against Superfunded - along with sole director Max Goldenberg and sole shareholder Mark ...

FASEA accelerates degree equivalency agenda

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... organisation have accelerated that thinking and are working very hard to produce something for you as soon as we possibly can. I hope to be able announce something about that in the next number of weeks," Sanders told delegates this morning. While he ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has moved to placate its membership under any belief that tertiary degrees completed more than 10 years ago will not be recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. In a statement on its website ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
"It's murder on the dance floor. You'd better not kill the groove..." - Sophie Ellis-Bextor. "Stock Market Loser Kills Brokerage Manager, Self in Shooting Rampage". This was Los Angeles Times' headline reporting about an investor going into Merrill ...

Crowe Horwath names senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... Dean's appointment is fundamental to the execution of this strategy. Commenting on his new role, Hobart-based Dean said: "I hope to use my understanding of the unique reporting and audit requirements of the not-for-profit sector to further build on Crowe ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Down, down, the US dollar is down (again). Bloomberg's USD index shows that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic ...

Advice group solidifies Gen-Y positioning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
The future of financial advice will be built around businesses which cater to niche markets, leading to more advisers joining boutique planning groups. This is the view of Wealth Enhancers co-founder and chief investment officer Finn Kelly. The firm ...

Advice clients most satisfied with goals-based approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Goals-based advice is gaining ground with fresh insight suggesting it leads to greater levels of client satisfaction. Latest Investment Trends analysis shows planners with the most satisfied clients "are often those who are successful in creating congruity ...