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SMSF Association chair gets new gig

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... leadership team," Heffron managing director Meg Heffron said. "We intend to make Heffron the undisputed SMSF service provider of choice and we know Andrew's energy and experience will help us get there." She added that Hamilton's relationships will prove ...

Lack of independence must be made clear: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... SIS Act for superannuation trustees, following the recommendations from the Royal Commission that advice fees from super choice accounts be renewed annually. The recommendation states that the deduction of any advice fee from super accounts, excluding ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has announced it will move away from investment in fossil fuels. The University said it will divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include public equities and corporate bonds of companies ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... they cause, individual investors can create powerful incentives for unsustainable businesses to do better." Research by CHOICE found that completely extracting investments from fossil fuels is made difficult by the fact that many of the major players ...

FICAP 2020 weeks away

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... 'Long Way to the Top'. Ausbil's senior equities dealer Matt Okkerse was also recognised, awarded the People's Choice award following his performance of 'Jailbreak'. Okkerse is back to defend his title this year. Others confirmed ...

Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... investment options will disadvantage many Australians who currently use this arrangement to access affordable advice from their choice of financial planner." First State Super, which is merging with VicSuper to create a $130 billion fund, is also arguing ...

TAL loses super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... lost a group insurance mandate following a comprehensive review by the super fund's trustee. Members of Freedom of Choice, an offering under the AMG Super umbrella, have been notified that TAL will no longer provide their group insurance from 1 April. ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... Morningstar said. "Harnessing the scale of a manager this size can be challenging, but Fidelity has proven to be a reliable choice for Australian investors in 2019." Fidelity also won in the Aussie small caps category, third year in a row, for its Fidelity ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... advice model in the United Kingdom and how it could benefit Australian consumers if transferred here." SCA teamed up with CHOICE to survey over 10,000 consumers who shared their concerns about the adequacy, fairness and complication in planning for retirement ...

More courses get FASEA approval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... approval of the additional bridging courses builds on the body of courses approved by FASEA and will provide additional choice to advisers seeking to meet the education standard. "The awarding of credits for coursework to attain the AFA's and SAFAA's ...