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FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the government to implement a two-year trial of a scalable advice model, in a bid to increase access to affordable advice to Australians at a time when they need it most. The COVID-19 crisis has seen ...

MySuper returns negative

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
Default MySuper products delivered negative returns in the 2019/2020 financial year, but the results weren't as bad as they could have been. According to the Rainmaker MySuper investment performance index, MySuper products delivered an average return ...

AMP launches new managed portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... most value in a wrap platform - cost effectiveness, seamless administrative functionality and comprehensive investment choice. "This new offer continues the delivery of this strategy, helping advisers provide their clients with tailored and cost-effective ...

Canadian pension fund pursues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... the U.N., I witnessed first-hand the impact that investors can have on major issues around the world, both through their choice of partners and investments and in advancing key themes, such as climate change and sustainable investment," he said. "I'm ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
FASEA has revealed the areas that financial advisers struggle with in the exam - with regulatory and legal questions presenting a challenge. In the June FASEA exam results for the first time the authority has provided some feedback from the exam data ...

Janus Henderson lists new active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... has delivered 5.50% p.a. (gross) and 5.03% p.a. (net) since 2009 inception to June end. "Our clients are demanding more choice in how they access our world class investment options. We are naturally excited to complement our existing fund range with ...

Calls for broad default life insurance system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... country's major life insurers and adviser groups for a reset of the life insurance sector to allow for greater access. The Choice and Assess to Life Insurance (CALI) campaign, includes members from AIA, MLC Life, TAL and Zurich plus the Association ...

State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Their low-cost and simple characteristics have also meant they have democratised investing, giving investors access and choice to equities that decades ago would have only been accessible to a select few. Now that choice includes ESG." The management ...

FASEA confirms 2021 exams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... 3 remaining exams scheduled for 2020 in August, October and November provide advisers who have yet to pass the exam the choice of a broad range of sitting dates," Glenfield said. Registrations for the first 2021 exam will open on 5 October 2020 and close ...

NULIS calls for clearer regulatory definitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... advice arrangements that are conducted on the basis of the member's direct engagement with a financial adviser of their choice. "...in certain circumstances members can request NULIS to deduct amounts from their account to pay fees for their financial ...