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ASIC takes Mercer Financial Advice to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
Mercer Financial Advice is being sued by ASIC over fee for no service conduct that continued after the Royal Commission and impacted members of both a corporate and government super fund. The regulator alleges that between July 2016 and June 2019 Mercer ...

TIP Group appoints senior executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
Teaminvest Private Group (TIP) has appointed Timothy Wong as its new head of TIP Equity and Michael Baragwanath as its new head of wealth. Effective July 1, Wong will be running the firm's private equity division and Baragwanath will oversee the group's ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
As we celebrate the 30th birthday of the Superannuation Guarantee, the new financial year brings with it plenty of changes to super. Here's what you need to know. From tomorrow, significant changes to superannuation and its surrounding legislation ...

Neobank Volt closes its doors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
Australian neobank Volt, the first of its kind to receive a full banking licence from APRA, is closing its doors and urging customers to withdraw all funds from accounts before July 5. In a statement, Volt said the decision was made by the board after ...

AMP North caps fees to expand adviser footprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
AMP is lowering the maximum administration fees charged for MyNorth Investment and MyNorth Super accounts on its North platform. According to an AMP statement, the new limits on administration fees as part of an effort to push further into the IFA market. ...

Corporate fund to join Australian Retirement Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Australian Retirement Trust will complete another successor fund transfer this week, taking over the super fund of an ASX 100 company. On July 1, the Incitec Pivot Employees Superannuation Fund will merge into Australian Retirement Trust. The fund ...

AMP appoints new board member

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
AMP has announced the appointment of financial services executive Andrew Best as an independent, non-executive director, effective 1 July 2022. Best brings more than three decades of international and domestic experience across investment banking and ...

ASIC releases CCIV guidelines

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
ASIC has released long-awaited regulatory guidelines relating to the registration and licensing requirements for Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles ahead of its July 1 implementation date. The information sheet (INFO 272) and report (REP 728) ...

Centuria sets up new agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) is an unlisted, open-ended agriculture fund, seeded with a $177 million glasshouse in Warragul, Victoria. Centuria intends to build a portfolio of assets leased to experienced agricultural operators as well as association ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
The latest iteration of the Life Insurance Code of Practice features more than 50 new consumer protections, including a ban on blanket mental health exclusions and greater limits on surveillance. The updated Code follows consultation with industry ...