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Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has ended its longstanding relationship with OnePath, naming a new group insurer to take over in the New Year. The $9 billion industry fund said it undertook a comprehensive review and tender process ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on reference checking protocols for financial advisers and mortgage brokers. Requiring financial advisers to have reference checks was one of the recommendations to come out of the Royal Commission. ...

Fintechs to merge

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
InPayTech has entered into a merger agreement to acquire 100% of Comply Path as a wholly owned subsidiary. The payment technology company will complete the transaction as a 100% scrip for scrip offer and upon shareholder approval Comply Path shareholders ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A $117 billion superannuation fund is changing the cost of insurance across the board at the turn of the New Year. Most QSuper members will see income protection cover go up 31%, while death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover will increase ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to stealing client funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to misappropriating $2.9 million of client funds by transferring the money to his own accounts for personal use. Ross Hopkins from NSW, appeared at the Downing Centre Local Court, where he pleaded guilty ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is calling on financial advisers to provide feedback to its consultation paper on affordable scaled advice. As previously announced last month, ASIC's latest consultation paper, Promoting access ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
AMP Capital has decided to close its 19-year old sustainable share fund, after its portfolio managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August. In a notice sent to investors on Friday, AMP Capital attributed the closure ...

Club Plus announces insurance changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The $3 billion industry fund for club workers has announced significant changes to its insurance offering with group insurer OnePath. From 1 January 2021, members will see premiums on death, total and permanent disability and income protection cover ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
A newly launched UK asset management firm is catering to institutional investors' increasing interest in digital assets, piquing the curiosity of Australian high-net-worths. London-based ByteTree Asset Management launched this week with a mission to ...

FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched the FPA Aged Care Specialist professional designation. The FPA said it is committed to providing its members, and wider profession, with the skills and resources to meet the needs of ...