FASEA chair was briefed by ASIC on code The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s most senior financial planning executives cited advice they had given to the chair of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, Catherine Walter, to drive home their preferred code of ethics points with FASEA executives. For more.

Most Aussies believe advisers don’t put best interests first Only 37% of retail investors believe their financial adviser puts their interests first and 25% when it came to institutional investors, according to a survey. For more.

No slackening in momentum of early release super From go to woah, the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has revealed no slackening in demand for hardship early release superannuation. For more.

What are you telling your clients about retirement strategies? What are financial advisers telling their clients about retirement income strategies amid the low interest rate, low dividend environment generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For more.

Is it worth choosing direct China exposure? As research finds institutional investors are seeking direct China exposure, how have China indices performed versus the broader global emerging markets ones? For more.

China’s investors need to ‘look beyond the obvious’ China’s investors looking for the fast-recovering companies should take a close look ‘beyond obvious’ spectrum of firms, according to Premium China Funds Management. For more.

Slow pickup in investor visa hurt venture capital A slowdown in significant investor visa processing times is leading to difficulties in funding for venture capital and emerging companies. For more.

Australian Unity enters fund admin agreement with OneVue The agreement will see Australian Unity’s investment and property funds and investment bonds move to OneVue’s managed fund administration service. For more.

Rest appoints first CIO Andrew Lill has been appointed as the industry super fund’s chief investment officer and will start the role on 17 August. For more.

NAB adds to executive leadership team The National Australia Bank has appointed Andrew Irvine as group executive business and private banking. For more.

ASIC cancels account manager over CFD sales Steven Marsh has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for providing financial services for three years after making misleading representations to clients. For more.

Is there still a place for value investing? The COVID-19 stockmarket crash has brought about the end of the bull market, writes Dougal Maple-Brown, but it has failed to end the dominance of growth managers. For more.

Has crisis delivered a Great Leap Forward for advice? The recent market volatility has highlighted the benefit of receiving financial advice to clients and demonstrated the value they can add, writes Mike Wright. For more.

Taking a personal touch to superannuation Personalised investing in superannuation is the next step to improving low engagement levels and helping Australians achieve their desired retirement lifestyle, writes Jodie Hampshire. For more.