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ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... involved in the consultation process. "We have come together and collectively worked with ASIC to help the Australian community and to ensure there are more skilled advisers in the marketplace to meet this demand," the groups said in a joint statement. ...

Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... expected to be hard hit as ratepayers experience financial hardship. "I am committed to ensuring that our members and community stakeholders understand that we are at one with them and that we share in the impacts of this crisis." Some ASX-listed companies ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... new guidelines on social distancing and self-isolating has significantly reduced the spread of the virus through the community but at the same time delivered a hammer blow to the employment fortunes of many Australians. "A record 3.92 million Australians ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... militarism and the forced isolation of leprosy patients". So Prime Minister Abe can only invoke the Japanese' sense of community spirit and asked to limit social contacts by 70%-80%, for non-essential workers to work from home and companies to reduce ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... about whether they will be covered specifically for pandemics. "So far, insurers have strong messaging reassuring the community that any existing cover that has pandemic exclusions will not have them applied," the firm said. "It may be more difficult ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... system, APRA aims to achieve an appropriate balance between financial safety and other important considerations to the community - efficiency, competition, contestability and competitive neutrality," APRA's letter read. "In doing this, APRA is also ...

Fiducian grows adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... said. "We will continue to grow our business in order to continue to put our planners, staff, clients, stakeholders, and community needs first". Fiducian said financial services are in high demand as anxious investors try to navigate the COVID-19 crisis ...

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... these Australians to have peace of mind for themselves and their families while continuing their vital service to our community," she said. The FSC added that for those who had life insurance cover in place prior to March 11, FSC member insurers have ...

Industry fund appoints union leader

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
An industry superannuation fund has added the secretary of a public sector union to its board of directors. Community and Public Sector Union secretary Tom Lynch has been appointed to the board of $10 billion Tasmanian industry super fund Tasplan. The ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Credit Suisse head of ESG research Phineas Glover said now is not the time to ignore other challenges facing the global community. "At a time when we face an unprecedented surge in premature deaths of vulnerable citizens, it would be ill-advised to ignore ...