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Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Group insurers not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple superannuation funds and life insurance premiums is equivalent to theft, according to today's life insurance parliamentary inquiry. Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... James Hutton said the simple corporate bonds (SCB) market struggled since the issue of Australia's first SCB in FY16. "We have not seen the much hoped-for flurry of activity of issuance in simple corporate bonds. In fact, we don't expect use of SCBs ...

Rising Star highlights young women in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... community. "The AFA Rising Star Award plays a critical role in unearthing exciting new talent in our profession. These new stars not only act as role models for their peers but also represent the future leaders advocating the value of advice," Kewin ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... is a problem at its current level (the euro is up 14.3% versus the greenback this year to date): "...the exchange rate is not a policy target. It's very important for growth and inflation. It's so important that the medium-term outlook for inflation ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... we give our ear to current members, instead of future ones," she said. "The price of failure is really high, but if we're not considering new ideas it's even higher. We have to think beyond current investment paradigms, especially in an environment where ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... saying: "My kids are in their 20s. You're kidding yourself if you think they're engaged with their superannuation." "They're not looking at the actuarial calculators. They don't care. But if you talk to them about a green option, then they're interested. ...

Why ASIC delayed RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... was about 23 basis points for MySuper products," he said. He added that platforms, despite some industry speculation, will not be exempt from similar rules. "Platforms will need to show that their fees and costs relate to providing access to underlying ...

Broaden ASIC banning powers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... ban an individual from performing a specific function in a financial services business if it has reason to believe they were not fit and proper, adequately trained or competent in performing the role at senior level capacity, the taskforce said. The ...

Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
A global fund manager says all active management is not created equal yet it is being lumped together, leaving the industry to rewire its conversations with asset owners. During a trip to Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland recently to speak to institutional ...

First Super makes board appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... experience in serving the interests of members on super fund boards. "Scott has devoted his life to advocating for working people, not only through national union leadership but other representative bodies that represent workers' interests," Watson said. ...