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Proposed super cut will widen inequality for women: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... some employers and the national individual savings of those who are low paid," said Gilbert. "We believe the higher principle, given that this affects retirement incomes, is probably individual needs and on balance the policy should fall on the side ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

APRA to give guidance on the risks of outsourcing

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a discussion paper and draft standards giving guidance on managing the risks associated with outsourcing. The discussion paper was issued with draft prudential standards and a prudential ...

More senior executive changes for the FPA

The FPA's deputy chair Sarah Brennan, the prime architect of the association's conflict of interest principles, stepped down last Friday, citing family health reasons. However, her resignation coincided with a report in The West Australian newspaper ...

FPA principles push fee transparency to highest levels ever

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched a set of principles in a bid to improve planner fee transparency and give consumers more control over charges and commissions. While the move is designed to give consumers more control and awareness ...

Talk to us and let's make FSR simpler: Chris Pearce

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, threw down the gauntlet today, asking ASIC to pass the industry's message back to the Government and promising to cut back the regulatory "red tape" in financial services. Speaking at an ASIC regulation ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep official interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent presented no surprises. Expectations leading up to the RBA Board's first meeting this year rightly wagered that the Australian central ...

Smooth, but watchful, sailing: Perpetual

With its bottom-up, fundamentals investment style, Perpetual doesn't do fortune telling. Even so, it sees no significant bumps on the horizon. That said, Emilio Gonzales, chief investment officer, noted at a briefing, "It is getting harder and harder ...

Global hedge funds up 7 per cent for the year: Greenwich-Van

... managers include mounting metals prices, long index positions and rehabilitated strength in the Nikkei. Scott MacDonald, principle of Sydney-based VanMac Consulting and local strategic partner of Van-Greenwich, said "the broader base of managers used ...

Anglican Super to join ARF

... Australia (ASA) will merge its 2,100 members into one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, ARF Super. The in-principle decision is subject to due diligence review and resolution of some outstanding issues, but was made on the back of a tendering ...