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Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... the introduction of a panel, saying that panel members could be susceptible to influence and political intervention. "It is not possible to structure a Government body so as to remain independent and free of conflicts given the current partisan state ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... More than 100,000 merchants and vendors now accept bitcoin as a form of payment albeit regulators warn that bitcoin users are not covered by refund rights. Dunworth was presenting at the netwealth group study tour, a four-day program on fintech, investments ...

SMSF rollovers hit $8 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Retail superannuation funds accounted for more than half of the $8.1 billion rolled in to self-managed super funds in the 12 months to June 2016. Rainmaker analysis of APRA data also shows retail super funds made up nine of the biggest 10 outflows to ...

Pension fund eyes Fairfax Media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... capable of being implemented given the complexity involved in splitting the businesses. This proposed split of businesses may not optimise shareholder value." The indicative proposal is based on a range of assumptions made by the consortium including ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... surprised about is if Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison provides a more optimistic assessment and outlook for the domestic economy. Not only would a lift in Australia's growth outlook look good for his Budget - the budget deficit to GDP would be lower ...

Government pushes ahead with new ASIC funding model

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... for publicly listed companies; the draft report said this was because ASIC's regulatory costs involving these companies "do not continue to increase as a function of entity size." The exposure draft is open for submissions until May 26.

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... PDSs because they are lengthy or too complicated to understand. They risk potentially paying for multiple insurances they may not need or are appropriate to their needs, the working group said. The challenge for super funds has always been improving ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... ATO action." O'Halloran said the ATO receives roughly 20,000 reports each year from people who believe their employer has not paid SG. "We have over 150 staff focused specifically on SG compliance. We examine every report of non-compliance and follow-up ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... our index, but they're also two of the most inherently volatile sectors so it's important for us to be diversified - big is not always beautiful in Australian equities," Maslen said. The AB Managed Volatility Fund aims to suffer only half of the downside ...

Mosaic tailors financial advice for women, grows FUA to $800m

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... said. There are also other strategies such as nudging clients to re-negotiate salaries more often (men tend to do this but not women), ask for help when they need it (particularly if they are caring for their elderly parents) and managing their career ...