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AFCA membership deadline arrives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... officially open its doors on November 1, and recently appointed a lead ombudsman of superannuation in preparation. June Smith will take on the role in addition to her existing role as lead ombudsman, investments and advice. Smith previously held the ...

Retail super funds reject MySuper delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... compensation figure reached $87.1m, jumping from the $67.1m it originally reported in July. Former NULIS Nominees chair Nicole Smith, the trustee for MLC's super funds, told Hayne PSFs deducted from members NAB wasn't entitled to did not constitute ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... grandfathered commissions after members were transferred to the MLC Super Fund in July 2016, after former Nulis chair Nicole Smith admitted that members would have been in a better position if they did not have to pay the commissions; and Nulis putting ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday. First up was Tim Mullaly, a senior executive leader in ASIC's financial services enforcement division. He was grilled over the regulator's ...

Mainstream enters SMA market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... existing relationship that includes 24 mutual clients in the funds services business. Mainstream chief executive Martin Smith said the SMA solution will be the first pillar in digital market entry strategy to meet adviser demand for independent vertical ...

Conflict of interest too great for NULIS: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... to manage, the Royal Commission has heard today. Counsel assisting Michael Hodge suggested to former NULIS chair Nicole Smith the trustee "simply couldn't manage the conflicts" between itself and other related parties in the plan service fee issue which ...

MLC MySuper investment budget was tight-fisted: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... budget to lift its performance was brought up by a quarterly report submitted from its asset consultant JANA and received by Smith as a member of the investment committee. JANA termed the performance at the time "in-line with the expectations" given ...

NAB compensation delays hopelessly conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... heard. This is the observation of Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge as he grilled former chair of NULIS Nominees, Nicole Smith. Hodge said NAB's wealth division continued to deduct planned service fees (PSF ) from members to increase its profit ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... that the Government should not interfere with the laws that govern market and economic dynamics. Scottish economist Adam Smith termed this, the "invisible hand" of Government. Trump's trade protectionism has exacerbated this trip further away from ...

NAB names wealth advocate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... customer advocate for customers, overseeing products, services and advice. She takes over from academic Dimity Kingsford-Smith, who returned to her full-time role as a law professor at the University of NSW. NAB created the customer advocate role in ...