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MLC Life chief steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
The chief executive and managing director of MLC Life has left the business and an interim replacement has been appointed. David Hackett has left MLC Life after almost four years in the top job. He has been replaced by chief of group and retail partners ...

Wealth giants shrink advertising budgets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Australia's largest superannuation funds and wealth companies have largely cut back on their advertising spends over the past five years, documents from the Standing Committee on Economics show. Colonial First State, which is currently facing two ...

Global equities enjoy strongest year since 2013

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Latest research shows international equity assets turned in their best annual performance since 2013, as most asset classes managed to put a few tough years behind them in 2019. According to new Morningstar research, annual asset class returns on a ...

MLC Wealth hires technology chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
MLC Wealth is expanding its executive leadership team with a new hire, responsible for transforming the business' technology and operations. Following an extensive search, Darren McKenzie has been appointed chief technology and operations officer of ...

FPA offers pro bono support to bushfire victims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is establishing a pro bono program where members can volunteer their time to help Australians impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis. "The FPA community supported those who suffered in the 2009 Black ...

ANZ overcharges 3.4 million customers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
ANZ is the latest of the big four to be hit by the banking blues - identifying 3.4 million customers who have been overcharged as the bank swiftly makes good on recommendations from the Hayne Royal Commission. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliot told ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
An education provider has outlined 18 common misconceptions relating to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics, which comes into effect on January 1. Roger Patterson, whose company Blue Path provides FASEA exam preparation ...

ATO issue SMSF scam warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has issued a warning against promoters of illegal self-managed superannuation schemes. The ATO is reminding consumers that SMSF schemes promising to allow you to withdraw super early can be illegal. "You can only access your ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
APRA has approved IOOF's application to purchase ANZ's superannuation business. The decision to allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application ...

Advice dealer group rebrands

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Following its acquisition by Sargon last year, Madison Financial Group is rebranding. From March 2020, Madison Financial Group will be known as Sargon Adviser Services, as the Sargon subsidiary continues to incorporate itself within the technology company. ...