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EXCLUSIVE: BTFG and Morningstar announce adviser and research partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Morningstar Australasia will deliver an integrated research and technology solution to support BT Financial Group's internal research team and financial adviser network. As part of the new arrangement, BTFG's internal research team will use the data ...

"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... in poverty by boosting the superannuation accounts of low income earners. Speaking at the launch of the group's Make Super Fair campaign, national chair Cate Wood urged for the immediate implementation of a nation-wide policy which would provide annual ...

Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... Bill that's aligning super guarantee payments to the wage cycle, abolishing the monthly $450 threshold, and granting the Fair Work Ombudsman greater power to recoup unpaid super has been introduced in Parliament. Rebekha Sharkie, federal member for Mayo ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... superannuation underwent significant upheaval following the 2016 Budget and the recent passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Act 2016. A May report from SMSF software company Class found about a third (31%) of self-managed ...

CBA commits to bond-structured climate change solutions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... The claim alleges that by not disclosing the risks climate change poses to its business, the bank failed to give a true and fair view of its financial position and performance, as required by the Corporations Act. The shareholders also claim the 2016 ...

Super funds on notice over disclosure deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
From 30 September financial advisers and consumers can expect to see significant changes in the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose fees and charges. Corporate regulator ASIC said the changes will help bring industry-wide consistency ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... 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 is a productive one. To remain competitive ...

Indefensible bonuses cause for concern: ACSI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... need to explain more of the 'why' of their remuneration decisions to their investors - for instance, why is that percentage fair and reasonable, having regard to company performance?" Davidson said. "ACSI will continue challenging boards to ensure the ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... you present the concept of gender equality to men, they give you a kind of nod of approval because it seems like the right, fair and democratic thing to do but it doesn't touch them personally," Kimmel said. Kimmel said that constantly presenting women's ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Labor government's proposed crackdown on discretionary trusts is "short-sighted" and "anti-family" given the broader tax system isn't operating on a level playing field, an industry expert says. In response to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten proposing ...