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SMSFs investing restrictions unfair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... later, financial advisers said they were grappling with the regulatory changes to LRBAs. According to BT technical consultant Tim Howard, the proposal to combine outstanding LRBA debt to calculate clients' total super balances was a key concern for many ...

Blue Sky falls short of disclosure expectations

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Following on from the opinion article by Glaucus Research, Blue Sky chair John Kain said the company has fallen short of shareholder and market expectations around transparency and disclosure. As a result of this, Kain said Blue Sky is now commissioning ...

AMP admits to serious misconduct in RC submissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
AMP has acknowledged hundreds of instances of misconduct in relation to the provision of financial advice between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2015. In opening the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice today, Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena ...

Digital broker partners for multi-asset trading

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
A digital brokerage service with monthly trading turnover of over $3.5billion has integrated a global multi-asset trading platform into its offering. OpenMarkets will use Bloomberg's execution management system (EMSX); allowing users to direct equity ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
War: it seems that US president Donald Trump cannot get enough of it. Trump began his war crusade with the media (and fake news), then moved on to North Korea (although this was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend ...

Advisers no longer standing still on social media

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Financial advisers are no longer sitting on their hands when it comes to social media, using various platforms to have the most meaningful conversations with clients. Latch Social founder and director Tom Loneragan said social media has become a crucial ...

Netwealth sells Pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Netwealth has offloaded its Pathway subsidiary to a large financial services technology provider. Pathway Licensee Services was acquired by IRESS for an undisclosed amount on 1 April. The platform provider confirmed the sale in a quarterly update to ...

Tradies test predictive underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
ANZ Wealth's new artificial intelligence-powered underwriting capability has completed a successful test phase with a group of tradespeople. From next week plumbers, carpenters, electricians and builders aged between 20 and 40-years-old can access the ...

AIA Australia spearheads mental health law reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
AIA Australia is urging the Federal Government to allow life insurers to fund early intervention and treatment for mental health conditions. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said the legislative barriers that restrict life insurers ...

Industry fund adds board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
A $9.2 billion industry superannuation fund appointed a new board director. Vision Super welcomed Australian Services Union executive president Lisa Darmanian in March, bringing the number of women on its board to four. "Lisa brings valuable experience ...