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Life commissions, referral fees still kosher: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... out CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe's recently commented on FASEA Code of Ethics standard 3, which says advisers must not act in any manner where they have conflicts of duty, suggesting that the standard is not workable. "He suggested standard ...

Super funds snub millions of Aussies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... superannuation funds are the worst offenders when it comes to meeting the needs of the over five million Australians who do not speak English at home, according to new research. A survey conducted by LanguageLoop found that 81% of respondents said super ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... able and ready to adjust policy if developments turn for the worse for the US domestic economy. This should provide comfort not only for US investors but equity markets everywhere, for just as the Fed pause in early 2019 - followed up by three rate cuts ...

Sargon finds buyer for trustee business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... payments. Ernst and Young this morning said it has entered into an exclusive sale agreement with an interested party, who was not named. The sale includes eight companies across the Sargon Group, which own the superannuation trustee business, the corporate ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... screening processes as investors' awareness increase," he said. "Window dressing products or marketing products that do not have rigorous ESG screening processes in place will not satisfy those who are seeking sustainable and ethical investments." ...

Sargon clouds OneVue results

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... and staff attrition. "Once we gain access to most current financial information including the secured positions should they not be consistent with the data provided to OneVue and its advisers during the due diligence process we will enforce the full ...

Queensland adviser barred from industry

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... 1985. The cancellation comes after Financial Options' AFS licence was suspended in August 2019, following concerns that it was not meeting its obligations as a licensee. The corporate regulator found that between 31 August 2006 and 15 May 2019, Houwing ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... of the cases on the rise in South Korea, Iran and Italy have no known connection to China." While the short-term effect is not as bad as originally expected, the research said the longer-term impact on EM countries will likely depend on their economic ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... Financial Standard reported that the fund's exposure to fossil fuels actually increased to 12% from 8% 18 months prior. It's not alone, however. Earlier this week, medical professionals staged a protest against industry fund HESTA, in an attempt to urge ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... package worth €232 million announced on February 24 is a step in the right direction and clever at that for its designed not only to shield Europe but contribute in finding a cure to the global problem -- €114 million will support the World Health ...