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Super funds must ramp cyber protections

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... lack of preparedness and concern, from those organisations that are among the best equipped to deal with risks of this magnitude, clearly illustrates cyber security challenges remain severely unaddressed," Marshall said. The chief executives surveyed ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... returns or fixed benefits or fixed payout promises. From current valuations, the amount of assets will fall and the magnitude of the fall depends on the portfolio share invested in fixed income securities." The OECD director said on top of low interest ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... broader range of ESG risks warrant long-term attention by investors and climate crisis' deserves special focus given the magnitude and critical timing - so the next 10-15 years are critical," Jollie said. "Reputational drivers are motivating investors ...

ASIC bans former Westpac-aligned adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... permanently banned an adviser formerly with a Westpac-aligned licensee. Amanda Ritchie was an authorised representative of Magnitude Group, a Westpac subsidiary, from February 2013 to August 2014. Westpac terminated her employment in August, and reported ...

AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... especially business owners, deserve clarity and reasonable lead times to adjust to a change in the rules, especially of this magnitude." Of particular concern to Fox is the three-year clawback period proposed in the framework, which he has described ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... show that Greek government debt to GDP continues to rise - from 146% in 2010 to 177% last year. Debt levels of this magnitude certainly make a mockery of one of the underpinnings that glue the eurozone together - the Maastricht Treaty that limits member ...

Retirees can increase their withdrawal rate: Milliman

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... simple explanation for that is whilst those market corrections aren't very frequent, they're very significant in terms of magnitude or the impact they can have on a portfolio." Matterson said if you were to withdraw seven or 8%, the probability of sustaining ...

PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... ECB quantitative easing program will benefit "European peripheral bonds," mainly Spain and Italy. "A program of this magnitude likely would be centered on government bonds; however, non-financial corporate bonds are also likely to feature in the mix ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... ASFA is pleased to see it being considered as part of the tax discussion paper process. By analysing distribution and magnitude of high superannuation account balances, the ASFA report found there are more than 200,000 people who have superannuation ...

Instos turn increasingly to real assets

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... assets can provide this match, while also delivering attractive yields in the current environment. The growing number and magnitude of recent real asset allocations clearly represents more than short-term, tactical decisions. We believe real estate ...