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Super scorecard to shift consumer playing field

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... major component of most CIPRs," Cooper said. Another speaker at the forum, Dimensional Fund Advisors resident scientist Professor Robert Merton, said Australia's plan to reorient its superannuation system towards an income goal will require a change ...

MLC Life enhances mental health offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... cost, and they don't need to make an insurance claim to use it," she said. Mental Health Navigator advisory board member Professor Bernhard Baune said the service would add a support layer to Australia's existing healthcare system. Professor Baune - ...

NSW Treasury appoints productivity commissioner

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... businesses to identify regulatory problem areas and provide fresh ideas. Achterstraat has previously served as an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney's Graduate School of Government and held the positions of infrastructure adviser for Advisian ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... Wein is the principal mediator at Wein Mediation. He was previously the co-director of House Homewares and an adjunct professor in RMIT University's school of business management. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said ...

Financial planning must regroup and reform: Social Media

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... need to protect the next consumer. https://t.co/QHEtqtLG7L - Dr Adrian Raftery (@MisterTaxman) April 26, 2018 Associate professor of financial planning at Deakin University, Dr Adrian Raftery, said public disciplinary actions are crucial to a functioning ...

Tradies test predictive underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... to use machine learning and big data to build a more reliable application and assessment process. UTS AAi associate professor Guandong Xu said it would also involve client behaviour modelling, text mining and natural language programming, along with ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... consider whether the choice architecture of superannuation can cope," CEPAR chief investigator at UNSW Business School, Professor Hazel Bateman said. The report states: "Defaults may be a good alternative to address poor decision-making, provided the ...

FASEA announces leadership transition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... next phase." Brimble has worked within the finance and education sectors for the past 17 years and will continue as Professor of Finance and Financial Planning in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith Business School. "It is ...

Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... massive shortfall in retirement, according to a retirement planning expert. David Babbel, a retirement strategy expert and professor from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, said it can cost retirees 30% to 40% more money to fund ...

SMSF Association names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... chairperson at the close of its 2018 National Conference. Replacing former Count Financial managing director Andrew Gale, Professor Deborah Ralston will assume the position. Ralston joined the SMSFA board in July 2016, bringing extensive experience as ...