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Royal commission must look at 'full picture': TWUSUPER CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... from probably a low socio-economic group. So how do we make sure that these people have adequate information and support to plan for retirement?" He went on: "One of the key challenges is making sure members are getting adequate support. Something many ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
ANZ has offered to foot the bill to start-up a national exam for financial advisers that mirrors the United States Series 7 exam run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The bank estimated that it would cost $600,000 to kick-start ...

BTFG restructures investment business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
BT Financial Group has reorganised to bring a number of separate investment business units under the same umbrella. BT Investment Solutions, as the division will be known, ties together Advance Asset Management, Westpac Online Investing and BT's own ...

Lonsec gains 2,800 users through iRate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Lonsec Research will provide research to 2,800 financial planners following the acquisition of the iRate technology platform from the liquidator of the van Eyk group of companies. iRate's 2,800 users include financial planners from large licensees and ...

Court approves Premium Income Fund settlement

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... started by PIF unit holders sought damages against the former fund manager, a number of its directors, and the compliance plan auditor (a partner of KPMG) in relation to alleged breaches of their obligations under the constitution, the compliance plan ...

Vertical integration not important anymore: Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... industry and retail superannuation funds. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said yesterday that it is opposed to "the inquiry's plan to fill industry superannuation boards with a majority of independent directors as these directors will not be as accountable ...

Advisers debate insurance commissions ban

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
Life risk advisers should avoid business structures based exclusively on commissions and start to look at ways to diversify their revenue,following the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendations on life insurance and commissions. "There has been ...

Second Gwen Fletcher award winner named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
A Crowe Horwath financial planner has won the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) second Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Amy Early, has been a financial planner for two years and received the award for being the highest achieving student in last semester's ...

NZ Super Fund takes big stake in LanzaTech

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has taken a 17% stake in gas-to-liquid company LanzaTech. The stake, purchased for invested $US60 million ($A64.92 million) values the company at about $US400 million and makes the super fund the second-biggest ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Financial System Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
Catch up on Financial Standard's comprehensive coverage of the Financial System Inquiry's final report here. The report, which is likely to shape industry and regulatory policy for the financial planning, superannuation and investment management industries ...