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Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... firms. "An equitable society, free of discrimination, also allows all employees to function at their best," the letter stated. "Not only is marriage equality the only truly fair option, it is also a sound economic option given, that a happy workforce ...

Executives have 90 days to make impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... week's 5th Women in Finance and Accounting Leadership Summit 2017 about the importance of taking time out in between roles. Not everyone has the luxury to have a break in between transitioning roles, but leaders need to spend at least one night, a weekend ...

Indefensible bonuses cause for concern: ACSI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... FY16. While the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual survey of chief executive pay shows these bonuses have not raised, ACSI said the persistence of them remains a concern for investors. The median bonus paid totalled 69% of the possible ...

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... AML/CTF Act on more than 53,000 occasions. The AUSTRAC allegations are extensive and it is astounding that the market would not be advised of such serious and repeated breaches as soon as the company became aware of them." "Instead the CBA has said that ...

ASIC flags stronger adviser surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... instances where AFS licensees claim to provide general advice to retail clients when selling financial products (and therefore do not need to comply with the best interests duty and related obligations), but are actually providing personal advice. The ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... building blocks to wellness: that is, budgeting and debt management." In this category, 96% of respondents indicated they were not prepared for the future, and 91% said their finances were out of control. More broadly, the majority of those in the highest ...

Suitability: more than risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... of the investor's capacity for loss, saying that while they may be very comfortable with high levels of volatility they may not necessarily have the capacity to bear the loss of the investment and still maintain their existing standard of living. In ...

Financial lifestyle coaching: The future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... advisers to shift away from being technical specialists. "This whole industry is under a misnomer that money is the point. It's not. Lifestyle is. We need to change the way we're approaching [financial planning] and turn it into dreams, hopes, motivation ...

SMSFA supports quarterly reporting proposal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
The Australian Tax Office's decision to offer a quarterly option as part of a position paper on event-based reporting for the transfer balance cap has been endorsed by the SMSF Association. SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive John Maroney says ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... figures are cause for concern, and place greater urgency on the need for good financial advice. "For the 63% of workers who do not have a retirement plan, getting advice at any age will make a difference later in life - which might mean the difference ...