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Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... statistic that 80% of women won't have enough money upon retirement. ASFA is using its new white paper, Women's Economic Security in Retirement, to push for urgent structural policy reforms needed on the growing disparity between the retirement incomes ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... live. Minimising the amount of tax they paid served as motivation to 74% of investors, though the biggest factor was the security investors felt owning a home would offer them in retirement. However, the survey shows that 33% of property investors still ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... risks to our portfolio," Costello said. The fund also works closely with its custodian, Northern Trust, to ensure the security of its assets, he added. As at 31 December 2017, those assets have now grown to $138.9 billion, with an additional $25 billion ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... nominated Briggs as a director to the Gateway Network Governance Body in September 2016, which manages the integrity, security and effectiveness of the network with gateway operators in the superannuation industry. Briggs is also an advisory board member ...

Zurich sells Singapore life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... portfolio and geographical footprint. "We are confident our customers will continue to enjoy a high level of service and security with Singapore Life. We remain fully committed to growing our commercial insurance business in Singapore and maintaining ...

Asset test rules hurting retirement savings: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... appropriately integrated with the broader retirement income system. "We believe having the superannuation and social security systems properly integrated is a key facet to achieve an efficient and sustainable retirement income system, and that the current ...

SMEs lack cybersecurity resilience: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... greater awareness on the issue. ASIC's Report 555 shows about three-in-four (74%) of the 101 firms surveyed have robust IT security processes and procedures, while 66% have cyber incident response plans in place. The results are encouraging, particularly ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... said the new education standards will provide a complete picture and base level of knowledge in areas such as social security, superannuation and investing, while CPD will ensure skills are up-to-date. Similar to what ASIC has proposed, CPD should total ...

Global asset manager expands Australian offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... advantages for Australian investors include a hedge against rising interest rates, attractive yields in a low-return world and security against the issuers' assets. Speaking to Financial Standard, Grobler said the fund aims to address client concerns ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... are well trained and able to identify problems relatively quickly. "In terms of numbers, we have dedicated operational security teams that a lot of the large institutions and product issuers would have, and their job is to go through transactions that ...