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Suitability of managed accounts grows

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
Managed accounts are becoming more suitable for a broader range of clients, attendees of the 2019 Financial Standard Managed Accounts Best Practice Forum have heard. Speaking at Financial Standard 's Managed Accounts Best Practice Forum in Sydney this ...

Zurich launches new SMA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... believes the SMA structure and its underlying global growth investment strategy brings a "differentiated and competitive choice" to advisers, in addition to increased control and direct ownership of the underlying portfolio holdings. The structure, Zurich ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... sustainability and in due course insurance - that will be tested on the performance of MySuper funds and eventually broadened to choice products. By the end of 2019, Rowell expects such additional information on super fund performance will be published. ...

Risk commissions must be retained: MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... majority also said that the removal of life risk commissions would not stop them from receiving financial advice. Given the choice of paying an upfront fee and lower premiums or no fee and higher premiums, 75% survey respondents said they were willing ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Superannuation members still do not realise they are entitled to life insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware ...

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... largely longstanding historic structural issues identified in the current year. However, as an advice-led business offering choice to clients, "we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities as industry disruption continues ...

Complex retirement system requires simplicity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
A new report is putting forth key reforms needed to make superannuation fairer and more efficient ahead of the Federal Government's review of the retirement income system. The Actuaries Institute outlined a number of reforms needed to help fix the ...

AMP advice lead rejects AMPFPA claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... planned reduction in the number of advisers on AMP's books, Wade said the group is committed to being a licensee of choice in the industry, confirming it will continue to onboard advisers and run its Adviser Pathways (formerly Horizons) program while ...

OnePath enhances OneView Life

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... those of their clients. We are excited about our future with Zurich and the dual brand approach giving advisers even more choice and control when meeting their client's needs," Kerr added.

State Street ETF in franking credit kerfuffle

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... to pass on any franking credits to investors. State Street has now applied to the Australian Tax Office asking for its choice of this limit called the 'benchmark ceiling' to be revoked, according to August 14 ASX filings. Meanwhile, more than $130 million ...