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Mayfair 101 accused of misleading advertising

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
ASIC is taking Mayfair 101 to court alleging that the investment manager misled consumers in its advertising. At issue is Mayfair's use of Google Ad Words and Bing Ads as well as claims Mayfair made that ASIC says were false, misleading or deceptive. ...

YBR national advice lead moves to Interprac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Former Yellow Brick Road national advice manager Sharon Walker has moved to Interprac as part of its acquisition of the YBR advice business. Walker moved into the role of practice development manager at Interprac in March. Interprac managing director ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
While there may be uncertainty surrounding the economic implications of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear; if business leaders are not consistent, empathetic and clear with their response, they should prepare to face the music. Although ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Panicked, stressed people are making rash decisions and falling victim to scams as they navigate the economic fallout of COVID-19 - but compliance has left some financial advisers and service providers feeling hamstrung in helping. Meg Heffron, managing ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The government's $213 billion stimulus package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Financial advisers and investors in fixed income funds are feeling the heat as markets trade less frequently in the ongoing COVID-19 correction, and they are slugged with exit costs. Unlisted managed fixed income funds from giants like Vanguard and ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Holding cash as part of your portfolio may not be sexy, but in uncertain times investors are rushing back to old faithful. In January this year, Financial Standard published a piece on cash management and all those who held cash also held the same mentality ...

Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Lonsec has upgraded its rating of a flagship Premium China Funds Management offering, recognising the firm's heritage in Chinese equities. The firm's Premium Asia Fund has been handed a recommended rating by the research house, who said it took a "positive ...

Super fighting a war on three fronts: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Australia's superannuation sector is fighting a war on three different fronts, as the economic fallout of COVID-19 continues to bite. New analysis from KPMG shows superannuation trustees are facing three competing sets of problems as they deal with ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Significant hikes in group insurance premiums have been put down to the Protecting Your Super reforms - with members of four superannuation funds facing premium increases of 34%. Members of Crescent Wealth Super, Members of Defence Bank, Bankfirst and ...