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APRA responds to industry concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... submissions. The regulator said a number of submissions sought clarity on the application of the outcomes assessment to choice products, and some challenged APRA's view that an RSE licensee is unable to undertake the comparative component of the outcomes ...

FSC hails super choice amendments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... chief executive Sally Loane welcomed yesterday's introduction of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) bill to the House of Representatives, and said the changes - which will allow up to one million Australians to choose the ...

Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... provided an opportunity to fix the system's issues. "Any change must be for the better and give members more control and choice over how and when they retire - rather than seek to dismantle or wind back our universal system," Dean said. "The review must ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... towards a life-centered approach to financial advice for their clients. Financial planning was not Anthony's first career of choice - he came to it after decades in community support work. Anthony studied theology and philosophy at university. When he ...

Cbus, UniSuper back new housing bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Cbus and UniSuper have invested in a new $315 million bond issue, which the government will use to finance affordable housing in five states. Cbus took up $30 million of the National Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC)'s second bond issue of ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... a really fit for purpose system that doesn't leave those that are most vulnerable behind." AvSuper won the members choice award for the third year in a row, with Rainmaker saying it signifies the funds ability to engage its members. HostPlus took ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... methodology" over the coming weeks, and also flagged the council's concern over APRA's plans to expand the heat map to the choice sector. Loane said the variation in choice super products made them "significantly" more difficult to accurately compare. ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... major insurance providers have cleaned up at the Association of Financial Advisers' Life Company of the Year and Consumer Choice Awards. Taking home the coveted namesake award, TAL was named Life Company of the Year for the third consecutive year. TAL ...

Rapid pace of regulatory change to continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... trustees to focus on simplification saying driving consolidation at the product level should be a priority. "With over 40,000 choice products in the market, the complexity for the consumer is overwhelming, and trustees should be considering simplifying ...

CBA wealth boss to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... Financial, Financial Wisdom, Aussie Home Loans and CBA's minority shareholdings in ASX-listed CountPlus and Mortgage Choice. The bank later put the demerger on ice, saying it was focusing on implementing Royal Commission recommendations and remediating ...