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Two Victorian advisers cop bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... advice. ASIC's investigation found MySuperMan director David Heycock and employee Stuart Arnold-Levy provided unlicensed and poor advice, particularly in relation to residential property development. Heycock and Arnold-Levy, both from Vitoria, have been ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority deputy chairman Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation funds which deliver continual poor performance, lack transparency, and face unsustainable outflows of money, saying that the authority will push for mergers ...

Human rights considerations are good for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... in investment and business structures is not only good for the bottom line, it can avoid reputational damage, lawsuits and poor financial returns," Triggs said. To adequately manage this risk, Triggs advises due diligence underpinning investment decisions ...

Poor compliance sees AFSL suspended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... to provide financial services." "Failure to comply with financial reporting and other obligations can be an indicator of a poor compliance culture. ASIC won't hesitate to act against licensees who do not meet these important requirements." Australia ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
BetaShares has launched a small-cap fund that charges a management fee well below the industry average. The ASX-listed Australian Small Companies Select Fund (SMLL) aims to provide investors with capital growth and income by investing in small listed ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Poor rates on savings accounts, pricey property, and stock market volatility is leading an influx of millennial money to peer-to-peer lending. According to P2P lending platform RateSetter, millennials are coming in droves to seek out alternatives to ...

Negative gearing exposing Australia's poor: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... interest rates would cause serious economic problems and affect households across the entire financial spectrum, from rich to poor. The industry consultant said one of its biggest concerns is that Australian households have progressively increased debt ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Retail banking practices don't carry "significant systemic risks" that deliver poor customer outcomes, an independent review has found. Some current practices however, are promoting unacceptable behaviours inconsistent with good customer outcomes and ...

Elder financial abuse requires education

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
The SMSF Association believes preventing elder financial abuse requires increased education for trustees and advisers, not stricter legislation. The dangers emerging from an ageing population and cognitive decline makes elderly superannuation fund members ...

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... Finance Corporation also investing. The issuance affords a semi-annual, fixed 4.25% coupon and are rated A- by Standard & Poor's. It has also been approved as a Certified Climate Bond by the London-based Climate Bonds Initiative, and proceeds will be ...