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Register for the MAX Forum now

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
With the speakers and nominees for the 2015 MAX Forum and Awards announced, now is the time to register your place at the event. On Thursday 4 June, leading industry figures including CIFR chief executive Professor David Gallagher, Mercer consumer marketing ...

Terminally ill granted early access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
People suffering a terminal illness will be granted early access to their superannuation savings if they have less than two years to live. The government will amend the provision for early access to superannuation in such cases, following consultation ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that the family home will never be included in the Age Pension means test under a Coalition government. At the same time, a raft of pension reforms potentially saving $2.4 billion in the ...

Vanguard overtakes PIMCO as largest bond manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The great battle between active and passive investment reached new heights when Vanguard overtook PIMCO as the world's largest bond mutual fund. April data showed that PIMCO's Total Return Fund was holding $110.4 billion, while Vanguard's Total Bond ...

AustralianSuper narrows income protection definition

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
AustralanSuper has made changes to its insurance, including cutting the cost of death cover and some income protection cover and changing definitions that apply to income protection. Starting May 30, members who want to claim income protection will ...

NAB appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
NAB has appointed Ken Henry AC as its new chairman. Henry will succeed Michael Chaney AO, who will retire at the bank's annual general meeting in December. Henry has been on NAB's board since November 2011. Previously he was Secretary of the Commonwealth ...

Spring FG acquires Brisbane apartment management rights

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
As part of its new real estate asset management division, Spring FG has acquired management rights for Devine Limited's Mode Apartments development in Newstead, Brisbane. The complex comprises 157 apartments and is due to be completed in mid-2016. For ...

ASIC developing regulatory guide for advice remediation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
ASIC has announced it is developing a regulatory guide for advice remediation programs for Australian financial services licensees. The regulator has participated in numerous advice review programs for major financial advice institutions, most notably ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Global demand for physical gold has jumped on the back of data that shows returns have exceeded 20% per annum when real interest rates have fallen below 2%. "Low interest rate environments like the one Australia is experiencing are typically the sweet ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Can't win 'em all. After getting wrong-footed three for three, expert guessers finally got their RBA rate cut calls correctly - the Australian central bank gave in and delivered a 25 basis point reduction, taking the official cash rate to a new record ...