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ANZ changes advice model, cuts Prime Access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... said. Prime Access was introduced in 2003. In 2015 ANZ launched a $50 million remediation program to refund customers that did not receive an annual review between 2006 and 2013. In April 2018, the group entered an enforceable undertaking with ASIC in ...

Financial advisers weigh in on factor investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... institutional investors, factor investing has become ubiquitous in financial advisers' investment strategies - and many do not recognise its influence. Main Street Financial Solutions principal and private client adviser Charles Badenach says most investment ...

Frontier highlights best in show list weaknesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... returns, cash flows, allocation to growth assets and fees, Frontier found that smaller funds have "unique advantages" and should not be discredited based on size. While a relationship between fund size and net return exists, Frontier said this factor ...

ASIC to strengthen complaints handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... those complainants then went on to withdraw their complaint before it was concluded. Almost a quarter of complainants did not have the internal dispute resolution process explained to them and 27% were unsure how long they would have to wait for a decision. ...

Time ticks by on FASEA approvals

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... accredited," ethics course for financial advisers which would be launched later in the year. It clarified that the course was not complete but under development. It will be submitted to FASEA for "possible accreditation," according to standard proced ...

Advisers forgo charitable conversations: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
Many financial advisers intend to incorporate charitable giving in the advice process, but the majority still do not broach the topic with clients, a Financial Standard survey shows. More than half (54%) of the financial advisers polled do not have ...

Beware: Zombie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
Almost 200 exchange traded funds now trade in Australia, but not all have tickled investor appetite, with several plodding along like zombies, Rainmaker research shows. Opening Financial Standard 's annual Best Practice Forum on ETFs in Melbourne this ...

ATO guides SMSFs on PYSP changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... Protecting Your Super Package - designed to protect the erosion of superannuation savings from fees and unnecessary insurance would not require SMSFs to make additional reports to the ATO. SMSFs and small APRA funds are exempt from report and paying ...

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... rate of growth recorded in the September and December quarters of 2018. Yes, Virginia - wage growth would have been weaker if not for the "regularly scheduled wage rises." Nothing organic! Private sector wages grew by 2.4% in the year to the first quarter ...

Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System is arguing Labor's refundable franking credits proposal does not target the wealthy but impacts low income earners instead. Deborah Ralston, spokesperson for the Alliance and chair of the SMSF Association ...