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AMP defaulted members as smokers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... charged the lesser rate, Sainsbury added. The member said he was "extremely unhappy" he was being overcharged because he has never been a smoker - not since he was 13-years-old. He requested via his AMP adviser that he be reimbursed $72,000 for the excess. ...

UK adviser competency to be re-evaluated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... professional development each year. However, not all UK firms test their advisers' on an annual basis and many advisers are never retested, the regulator said. The new assessment will be made available from 1 October 2018.

Philanthropists must move beyond the hierarchy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... 500 delegates, Philanthropy Australia chief executive Sarah Davies said managing the trade-off between head and heart is a never-ending balancing act. The conference theme in 2018 is "Purpose: Is it enough?" "Passion doesn't always serve purpose. So ...

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... sector, he said, adding this outperformance was evident over the past five years. "The continued outperformance shows it is never too late to consider an industry fund," Dean said. First Super chief executive Bill Watson added to the conversation, attacking ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... at the opening bell) and was followed by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Like many others, I thought that this would never happen again, the world - governments and central banks - have learned from the mistakes of the past. Like many others, I was ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... for charging the PSF, attempting to retain and avoid reimbursement in circumstances where it was known that the fee should never have been charged to members and was not adequately disclosed; Being aware fees charged for no services existed since 2013 ...

Super funds cop governance grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... price of ignoring conduct risk," he says. Charging members plan service fees for access to a financial adviser which was never properly linked to their account, NAB superannuation trustee NULIS Nominees was questioned as to whether it was governing funds ...

SMSFA addresses policy hurdles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... Ralston said. "More Australians than ever are seeking advice. The need for good quality advice from trusted advisers has never been greater." "While we saw some disappointing views expressed regarding the behaviour of advisers through the Royal Commission ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... finance and insurance was the lowest category in the index. Its net score has dropped from last year to record -15. It has never scored this badly before, he added. About 55% of respondents consider the sector unethical and only 28% view it as ethical ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... they're accessing every day, so we think there's value in that," he said. Hopperton qualified that Auscap would never buy a business on "a kind of hope that things will get better," adding that there is a precedent for impressive turnaround of ...