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26 March, 2021 |
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Latest News |
Money Management Original | Advisers exiting, licensees closing down | More than 200 adviser roles have been lost year to date compared to 761 lost roles in the first quarter of 2020, according to HFS Consulting’s analysis. |
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Money Management Original | AMP warns of possibility of six dominant super funds | AMP Limited has joined the chorus of industry voices pointing to the significant unintended consequences likely to flow from its superannuation legislation and calling for a delay of at least 12 months. |
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Money Management Original | The balance with complex products in a portfolio | Advisers have said they would be unlikely to impose blanket bans on complex products but that making large allocations could affect their professional indemnity insurance. |
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Money Management Original | 2020 a ‘tough’ year for performance: IML | The firm admitted to missing out on investment trends during the pandemic that led to outsized returns but is confident on how its strategy will hold up in the future. |
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Industry News | AFA CEO steps down | The Association of Financial Advisers chief executive, Philip Kewin, will be leaving the association after four years at the helm with Phil Anderson stepping up as interim CEO. |
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Industry News | ASIC sets out advice fee consent requirements | The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s three legislative instruments regarding fees and independent disclosure aims to minimise regulatory burden for the financial advice and superannuation industries and to ensure consumers receive relevant information. |
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Industry News | Pengana fund ratings on hold as CIO and PM leave firm | Two Pengana International fund ratings have been put on hold by SQM Research as the firm announced its chief investment officer, Jordan Cvetanovski, and deputy portfolio manager, Steven Glass would leave the business immediately. |
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Industry News | Chi-X Asia Pacific acquired by Cboe Global Markets | Chi-X Asia Pacific, which operates the second-largest exchange in Australia, has been sold to Cboe Global Markets as Cboe looks to build one of the world’s largest global equities and derivatives trading networks. |
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Outsiders |
Money Management Original | Is the Govt turning superannuation into Afterpay? | Make no mistake, Outsider is a big fan of superannuation possibly because he was reporting on it when the Hawke/Keating Government cemented the Prices and Incomes Accord which ultimately gave rise to award superannuation and then the superannuation guarantee. |
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Money Management Original | Will offshoring result in yesterday’s answer tomorrow? | As someone who has had to deal with offshore service providers, Outsider is very interested in the suggestion that paraplanning services can be satisfactorily provided by people sitting offshore, probably on the Indian sub-continent. |
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