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Financial execs have poor ethics, little regulatory knowledge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Most financial service executives admit that career progression is difficult without "flexible" ethical standards and only 12% are confident in their knowledge of the regulatory environment, a CFA Institute research found. The global study, entitled ...

Kinetic Super appoints director to replace Fisher

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Kinetic Super has appointed Nancy Fox as a board director following the departure of the fund's founder, Ross Fisher, who is retiring after over 20 years. Fox will join the board as an employer representative. She has extensive board experience, including ...

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Underinsurance in life, income protection and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover is costing the government more than $1.5 billion a year, according to a new report by Rice Warner. Insufficient TPD cover was by far the most costly to the government ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Government agnostic on portfolio holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
The government has given little away about its preferences regarding the depth and rigour of portfolio holdings disclosure, following Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' release of a discussion paper on this subject last week. Part of the Stronger ...

Santa Claus is comin' to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013

Performance, fees still major retention risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Dissatisfaction with performance and fees is still the biggest risk to member retention for retail funds while for industry funds changing employers is the biggest risk to retention, reveals the latest Roy Morgan Research's superannuation and wealth ...

Governor Carney is no monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013

SSgA awarded VicSuper ESG mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
VicSuper has awarded State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) an active global equities environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) mandate worth $310 million. The mandate will invest in a portfolio of global equities that integrates ESG factors ...

'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013