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Politician urges Treasurer to protect advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Federal member for Warringah Zali Steggall has written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to ask him to consider how regulatory changes are impacting financial advisers, requesting an extension to education reforms. Steggall wrote that a number of regulatory ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
National Australia Bank has been accused in no uncertain terms of greenwashing. Activist group Market Forces said NAB's new climate policy, released as part of its latest Sustainability Report, is "little more than greenwash and a recipe for climate ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is using its Code of Ethics to re-write the law rather than providing genuine guidance to financial advisers, the industry association believes. According to the Association of Financial Advisers ...

BDM pay healthy despite headwinds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
New insights on the salaries of business development managers reveal they can expect to take home healthy pay packets despite the Royal Commission reducing demand. Research from Kaizen Recruitment on BDM salaries in the financial services industry has ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
Of course, he'll say that! "After a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point appears to have been reached. The central scenario is for the Australian economy to grow by around 21/4 per cent this year and then for growth ...

Wealth income halved, Hartzer skips $1.6m bonus

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer relinquished a $1.6 million cash bonus for the year, as income for the group's wealth management business fell significantly. Releasing its annual report and full year results to the market this morning, Westpac ...

Cbus chief opposes default longevity requirements for CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
David Atkin says mandating all default retirement income products to manage longevity risk could hamper funds' ability to tailor solutions to their member needs. Speaking at a retirement income conference in Melbourne yesterday, Atkin said Cbus is currently ...

Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
New research from Qantas Super shows superannuation fund members place about as much trust in their fund to act in their best interests as they do the big banks. According to Qantas Super, 60% of Australians trust their super fund to act in their best ...

AMP contests senior lawyer's claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Larissa Baker Cook overplayed her role in fee-for-no-services escalation and could be "verbose and dominant" in conversations, AMP says in its defence to her claim seeking compensation for unfair dismissal. The senior lawyer dragged her former employer ...