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Equipsuper boosts digital and member experience teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... opportunities in its corporate superannuation business - which has seen a "substantial increase in activity" since the Hayne Royal Commission and via discussions about future mergers. In the last two years, Equip has enhanced its capacity to invest in ...

Sunsuper introduces advice fee caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... Sunsuper head of advice and retirement Anne Fuchs said the caps have been designed and implemented with the outcomes of the Royal Commission in mind. While the fund always considered the Sole Purpose Test when reviewing SOAs, the caps are intended to ...

New ASX governance principles target culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... This has been dropped and replaced with references to community standing and so on, which takes guidance from the Hayne Royal Commission and applied broadly to ASX companies, he added. While the principles are not mandatory, the ASX Corporate Governance ...

IFM Investors adds policy director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... account doesn't necessarily sound like a good idea. Commenting on Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation in the banking Royal Commission final report, Dean said stapling may potentially encourage errant behaviour as funds try to sign up the first-time ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... smaller, with 1.6 percentage points between the two. However the retail super sector has since been publicly lambasted at the Royal Commission, while industry funds experienced smoother waters. According to the researcher, eight of the top 10 performing ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... Australian political uncertainty owing to the upcoming Federal elections and also, the still ongoing fallout from the Hayne Royal Commission. And these, even before Westpac chief economist Bill Evans made it known to the world that he's changed his ...

Midwinter appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... for future growth, take our value proposition to our clients and ensure we understand our client's requirements in a post royal commission landscape," Plummer said. He added that with Hall's expertise locked in, Midwinter's three founding directors would ...

ClearView posts first half profit dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... operating environment - characterised by prolonged record low interest rates, poor consumer sentiment exacerbated by the Royal Commission and the flow-on effect of life insurance commission caps under LIF - is expected to continue adversely impacting ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers came out swinging in a public response to the Royal Commission's final report this morning. Speaking at the Sydney leg of the association's annual Connect Tour, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism ...

KPMG expands advice remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... million. This includes includes more than $100 million for NAB and NULIS after its plan service fee debacle was revealed during Royal Commission public hearings. Earlier this month Commonwealth Financial Planning was ordered by ASIC to stop charging ...