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Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
If super funds continue to spurn local infrastructure investment in favour of offshore assets, Crescent Wealth managing director Talal Yassine believes the Islamic finance market should help make up Australia's shortfall. Yassine called on the Federal ...

ANZ adds to OnePath capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
ANZ is expanding its Australian group insurance offering with the launch of new digital tools for trustees and members. OnePath has added two tools providing members and trustees digital access to a centralised source of claims information. RiskWorks ...

Investa mulls Blackstone deal, possible insto partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... a substantial shareholder in the IOF. In a separate matter, Investa confirmed it is weighing a potential strategic initiative with an institutional partner in regards to Investa's management platform. "Discussions with the potential partner are ongoing ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
The Productivity Commission recommends an independent review of insurance in superannuation; that Australians enter default super once; and that super funds disclose trailing financial adviser commissions. These are a few of the 22 recommendations in ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... Commodore Robert Brown, both of which also sit on the board of the National Financial Literacy Strategy. Announcing the initiative today, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said: "This new body will be a game-changer, a lasting ...

Women's leadership initiative adds men(tors)

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... in the sector. Closing the 2018 FEW Leadership Conference in Melbourne today, FEW founder Judith Beck launched a new initiative - FEW Good Men. The initiative will see executive level men from major financial services organisations commit to acting as ...

Netwealth affirms value of financial literacy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... appeals to a lot of the students and brings it to life in a comprehensible way," "We are really proud to support this initiative as we think it makes a real difference, helping young Australians see wealth differently. Results like 57.68% of all Banqer ...

TAL bolsters mental health capabilities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... their roles." SuperFriend chief executive Margo Lydon added that SuperFriend were proud to partner with TAL on the initiative. "Taking a whole of business approach to building the skills of people leaders in mental health is to be commended. Through ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Actuary Michael Rice believes there should be a national objective for the Age Pension and the Federal Government could consider setting a combined target for Age Pension and aged care costs as a percentage of GDP. These are two of several policy initiatives ...

Peak bodies join forces over due diligence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and the Financial Services Council have joined forces, releasing guidance tools designed to help fund managers prepare operational due diligence reports for the superannuation industry. The FSC has ...