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Asset manager bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
A specialist investment house tapped a Janus Henderson director of sales as its new distribution head. Specialist fixed interest investment manager Bentham Asset Management appointed David Livera as its director of distribution in an effort to bolster ...

ASIC boosts AFSL application requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... regulator's executive director of assessment and intelligence, Warren Day said the new process would ensure applications were not subject to delays in the future. "ASIC has reviewed the AFS licence assessment processes and has streamlined its assessment ...

Government extends early retirement scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... government is looking to change this so that to qualify an individual must in addition to satisfying other criteria, have not reached the age at which they qualify for the age pension on the day of dismissal or retirement. This is to bring the law into ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... Bournemouth, BOE governor Mark Carney declared that: "For now, a global trade war and a No Deal Brexit remain growing possibilities not certainties. Monetary policy must address the consequences of such uncertainty for the behaviour of businesses, households ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... However, Magellan disclosed ESG performance data with limited usage, made no reference to portfolio decarbonistion coalition, did not disclose employee pay metrics (similar to other two), and has a consistently high percentage of votes against remuneration ...

Sydney advice firm loses AFSL

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... licence as of June 4. "At the end of the suspension period information provided to ASIC by AWSM identified that AWSM would not be able to meet its obligations as an AFS licensee because of its financial position," ASIC said. AWSM is required to maintain ...

PYSP queries inundate super funds

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... the July 1 reforms. Many members have expressed their frustrations on Product Review. A new member of AustralianSuper has not been able to get hold of a representative since joining a month ago. "Every time I have called I am dropped after 20 minutes ...

Putting Members' Interests First Bill reintroduced

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... the importance of superannuation to Australians, the Government is seeking to ensure that people's hard earned savings are not unnecessarily eroded by inappropriate insurance arrangements." The new measures originally formed part of the Treasury Laws ...

Super fund bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Gensler on LinkedIn, saying: "Start-up or no, it is no small thing to be promoted to the C-suite and Simon, Adam and I could not be more excited to be working alongside these two amazing leaders as we empower Australians to use their savings to create ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Government totally incapable of leading on energy policy, we think ISA should take a leading role in energy investment, but it must not try to put our members retirement savings into a deadly industry that does not exist in Australia and is fading around ...