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Superannuation Guarantee continues to fail employees: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... pace with the changing workplace and legislation requiring employers to pay workers their legal entitlements. "Our data analysis highlights a widespread issue costing Australian workers across all industries billions in lost retirement savings, and shines ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... position, Martin Currie said. "However, our main lesson through this has been the need for greater proprietary governance analysis," the report reads. "As a result, we have recently built out an improved internal Governance Assessment rating framework ...

Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... basis for an ongoing relationship. "The median adviser in 2030 will be an educator. Financial counselling and cashflow analysis services will provide the bedrock for the median adviser to continually work with their clients to help them meet their goals," ...

New SMSF admin platform launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... their accumulated benefits." Armidale-based Locke also created Practical Systems Super's software Cashbook. Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily decreased ...

Major advice licensee in possible best interest breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... in place to ensure advice provided by its representatives was in the best interests of clients. According to Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, SMSF Advisers Network has 1043 advisers on its books, as at April 2019. The group ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... in Europe. ESG - which involves the explicit inclusion of environmental, social and governance factors into financial analysis - dominates in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile, in Japan corporate engagement and shareholder action are ...

Former Commonwealth Bank chief joins ASX-listed firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Australia for 10 years, retiring last year amid a money laundering investigation by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre. In his new role, Narev will work with SEEK chief executive and co-founder Andrew Bassat on strategy development ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... group insurance, while TAL and AIA Australia are the most efficient (four weeks each), according to the ASIC and APRA analysis. As for TPD claims in group insurance, Suncorp/Asteron takes the longest to process claims at 9.7 months, followed by Westpac ...

Trump will continue to buoy stock markets: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... stating that "the stock market has posted $3.2 trillion in GAINS" since his presidency and took much of the credit. An analysis by Acorns/Grow found since his presidency, the "Trump Bump" is having a remarkable effect on stock performance. But it's not ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... from the US, principal and director of Vanguard's Centre for Investor Research Steve Utkus said the comprehensive data analysis can help inform better retirement policy and industry practice. In the US, Utkus said six-out-of-10 workers are in professionally ...