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FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
About 20% of FINSIA's adviser members will leave the advice industry if they are forced to undertake additional postgraduate study. According to a survey conducted by the industry body in support of its submission to the Financial Adviser Standards ...

CBA should have done more: Federal Court

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
The Federal Court judge who slapped the Commonwealth Bank with a $5 million pecuniary penalty over its role in setting the bank bill swap rate said the bank should have better supervised its staff. Justice Beach of the Federal Court delivered the assessment ...

QSuper cuts administration fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
QSuper has cut its administration fee from 18 basis points to 16 basis points - its third cut to admin fees since 2015. Yearly administration fees will be capped at $900 a year, starting with distributions paid out in July, 2019. It was $1000 previously. ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... distorting the information content of the yield curve. A number of participants thought it would be important to continue to monitor the slope of the yield curve, given the historical regularity that an inverted yield curve has indicated an increased ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers is seeking significant changes to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's draft education standards, including calls for experienced advisers over 55 to be subject to more lenient requirements ...

Cash is cash, APRA tells super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... material exposures". The regulator will follow up with specific RSEs identified in the review. Going forward, it will also monitor RSE's cash investment options on an ongoing basis. "APRA expects that RSE licensees consider the content of this letter ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
The $9.3 billion superannuation fund's chief executive backed the anti-slavery bill introduced in the parliament yesterday. Catholic Super chief Frank Pegan said the fund is working on measures to slavery-proof its supply chain. "One tool we are ...

ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... executive Dante De Gori said there is no doubt that SMSF advice will now be a significant focus of those bodies selected to monitor compliance with FASEA's code of ethics for advisers, once they are approved. "This is a growing sector and good advice ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Creating a best-in-show list of default superannuation funds shouldn't overlook specific needs of members, particularly when it comes to life insurance, according to Cbus. The industry super fund told the Productivity Commission yesterday that while ...

MyFiduciary partners for compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
MyFiduciary is partnering with a fintech to roll out a digital monitoring and compliance tool. Entering a strategic partnership with JHC Systems, MyFiduciary is equipping firms with JHC Neon; a digital risk, monitoring and analytics dashboard. JHC said ...