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Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
The Actuaries Institute is aiming to increase its influence in Australia's data analytics industry, appointing a new president to oversee the profession's changing business environment. New president Lindsay Smartt said many actuaries were now nominating ...

CBA says most customers received appropriate advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... compared to the previous four-month period. With regards to the 171 offers of compensation, 122 were deemed to stem from "poor or incorrectly implemented advice" resulting in financial loss and 49 were the result of misapplication of fees. "We believe ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
It's well-known that demographic changes will shape investment opportunities and challenges in the future; what's less understood is where the main sources of population growth will arise. A new report by RBC Capital Markets considers the impact of ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
Offering a choice of superannuation fund to more Australian workers doesn't mean they will exercise the opportunity, nor make any better long-term investment decision. This was one of several views presented by REST Industry Super in its submission ...

Super switches estimated at $35 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2016
... industry communications director Norman Morris said given the complex nature of superannuation, the lack of consumer engagement, poor understanding and low confidence in the system, "it is vital that more people get advice when making decisions about ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... which could cause future financial instability, increase the political vulnerability of the central bank and risk encouraging poor allocations of resources in markets and throughout the economy." Likewise, what message would the ECB intimate to financial ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Australia's older home owners could achieve a modest retirement living standard by drawing on their home equity according to a Productivity Commission report released today. The report, Housing Decisions of Older Australians, suggests most older Australians' ...

SMSFs hurt more than APRA funds in downturn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... driven by a 1.6% negative impact from investments, partially offset by positive net contributions. The slide was driven by poor investment returns across the industry, but also supported by the fact that the growth in benefit outflow is currently outstripping ...

Aged care, gold opportunity for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... issues revolve around difficulties in finding suitable care, health issues, financial issues and what is perceived to be poor service provided by paid carers or aged care facilities. About half of respondents said they felt they have "some understanding ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... company is much more likely to talk to you if they don't think you'll sell their bonds or shares at the sight of one set of poor quarterly figures. We need to do more as an industry to invest for the long term ourselves and encourage the companies we ...