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NAB committed to growing impact investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Impact Investing Australia and Philanthropy Australia, in partnership with NAB, launched an initiative to make impact investing more accessible to not-for-profit organisations and for-purpose businesses. The Impact Investment Ready initiative comprises ...

ASIC watching SMSF advice closely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASIC will undertake a major project focused on the advice provided to self-managed super fund clients, particularly around the establishment of SMSFs, as the regulator continues its work to lift the standard of financial advice in Australia. Deputy ...

IOOF profits slide across all key businesses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
IOOF reported declining profits across all key segments in 1H17, contributing to an overall 45% slide in statutory profit down to $74 million. The group's platform management and administration business took the biggest hit to underlying profit, falling ...

FPA expels and fines dishonest member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... Tindall breached four sections of the FPA code including the giving of advice in relation to: an online insurance application that was submitted for a client that falsely failed to disclose medical conditions; a recommendation in a Statement of Advice ...

HUB24 the fastest growing platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
HUB24 signed 10 new distribution agreements and welcomed 47 advisers to its platform over the December quarter as it continues an impressive growth strategy. The platform's quarterly business update showed a $1.8 billion (75%) surge in funds under administration ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Three major world central banks met this week - all three kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the ...

Adviser appeals ASIC ban

EMMA RAPAPORT, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... of how, as an emerging profession, can we do this better?" Fox said. ASIC will hold a hearing for Tindall's stay of application on 27 January.

CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Commonwealth Bank issued the world's first government bond built using blockchain. The bank created a cryptobond for Queensland Treasury Corporation via its capital markets blockchain platform, the first of its kind both in Australia and globally. QTC ...

Wealth firm releases planning app Nettshell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... Collins said. "It allows them to double check whether or not their financial planners are on track." The idea for the application came about following the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and a discussion between CMFM and ...

FPA expels cheating member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... Asset Management Trust financial planner, Darren Tindall for dishonest conduct in relation to an online insurance application. In 2014, the FPA received a complaint concerning Tindall's conduct in late 2013, and following investigations, recommended ...