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FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... professional development or the networking opportunities that so many of our members value. We will update our members on the progress with this important issue over the coming months." Kewin said the AFA is working with other professional associations ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
The $142 billion superannuation fund is trimming stocks in its default option, as it moves from a growth outlook to a more neutral one. Speaking at a members' forum in Sydney last night, AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said ...

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... Walsh said more needed to be done beyond just increasing the super guarantee to 12% in 2025. This measure alone is slow progress and "won't meet the needs of people we think about today." The comments come as Mercer, in conjunction with demographer Bernard ...

An insight into AFCA workload

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... that remain open with us, and will continue communicating with trustees, insurers and complainants as our investigations progress," Davis said. Of the 512 complaints resolved in Q3 2018, about one-quarter (24.4%) were for death benefit distribution. ...

Cybersecurity fit for a $16bn insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
The SIBOS audience got a glimpse into how an ASX-listed insurer set up its safety net against cybersecurity threats in partnership with Ernst and Young, and the side benefits that came with it. IAG underwrites $11.4 billion of premiums every year across ...

Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... young Australians are redefining many industries, including investing. "They will no longer settle for slow and steady progress to build a comfortable nest egg. They're motivated and self-educating, finding new tools to create wealth and reach their ...

Early release of super, FHSSS gaining traction: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
About $89 million of superannuation has been released on compassionate grounds just three months into the new financial year, according to the ATO. Of the 10,700 early super release applications received between 1 July 2018 and September 30, more than ...

NAB still unclear on true impact of misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... seven, eight, 10 years. We want to get this done as quickly as we can," he said. "I think we will have made a lot of progress by the end of this year. I think the amount will be around $130 million that we will have done by the end of the year." NAB's ...

Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
There's no shortage of rationales explaining the on-going heightened volatility on Wall Street. Throw a dart into a dartboard of reasons and you'll likely to hit a rational one - rising US bond yields, expectations of a more aggressive Fed ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... numerical data we can bring in to add to what we've done so far, but the direction where I think there's been real progress made within Man AHL is not numerical data at all," he said. Ledford explains the language processing does far more than ...