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ISN criticises "irresponsible" CPA super report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
CPA Australia's latest report on the superannuation system is "irresponsible" and based on "flawed" methodology, according Industry Super Network (ISN) chief executive David Whiteley. The central finding of the report was that the gradual rise in superannuation ...

APRA to focus on reinsurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will focus on the performance of reinsurance groups as a way to prevent the negative effects on the insurance industry if a reinsurer was downgraded or failed. APRA senior manager Kate Bible said ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) will come together to promote greater cohesion within the fractured local hedge fund industry at its up-coming annual forum. The AIMA Hedge Fund Forum has been created by the industry to foster ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Investors with exposure to benchmark-sensitive fixed income investments are at the greatest risk from the uncertainty arising from the end of quantitative easing and the impending global interest rate rise, according to a senior global bond portfolio ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at how the spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums. We also take a closer look ...

Withdrawal anxiety

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Australia's superannuation policy is at risk of failing unless laws are introduced to quarantine savings for actual retirement income streams, warns CPA Australia in a major new report released to coincide with the 2013 federal election. Alex Malley ...

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
Increased data reporting on the Product Dashboard could see risk-averse members making overly cautious and ultimately self-defeating investment decisions, according to Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

NAB embroiled in £1.3 billion UK bank scandal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Scottish bank Clydesdale Bank is one of 13 UK banks that will have to pay back customers after they mis-sold protection for identity theft and credit card fraud. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday ...