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FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... financial adviser's business when it comes to identifying cybercriminal activities. Top tip: basic checks like upgrading security systems constantly and, when in doubt, contact your client. On superannuation, the stats are disconcerting. 75% of Australian ...

The risk of under-insurance is real: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... society and government resources would be significantly greater without insurance in super. "It reduces the level of social security benefits payable due to a lack of coverage. Currently, under-insurance in relation to death, TPD and income protection ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... housing affordability, infrastructure funding, red tape and how to better integrate superannuation with social security policy, says superannuation underwent significant upheaval following the 2016 Budget and the recent passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment ...

ASFA puts gig economy on the agenda

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... and will enable people to find work that better matches their preferences, he remains concerned workers can have low security of employment and income, and may not be covered by standard conditions that apply to employees, including compulsory superannuation ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's remark that Kim Jong-un is "begging for war" as she urged the 15-member UN Security Council to slap the "strongest possible" sanctions against Pyongyang. But without China's backing and Pyongyang having ...

Uniformity required to combat cyber threats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... Strategy, Kevin Nixon said. Nixon conceded there is a general consistency with regulatory approaches going beyond just security to focus on governance, vigilance and response. In addition, human resource capabilities are generally lacking across the ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... household finances since July 2014; Appetite for spending on major purchases drops at steepest pace since December 2013; Job security declines again in July, while pay growth remains only marginal. Enough reasons why Mark Carney didn't do a BOC.

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... household finances since July 2014; Appetite for spending on major purchases drops at steepest pace since December 2013; Job security declines again in July, while pay growth remains only marginal. Not only that, "Consumer aversion to spending on big-ticket ...

Super system needs work on environmental and governance factors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... the outcomes they desire," Haran said. Introduced in 2013, the Global Retirement Index creates an overall retirement security score based on four factors that affect the lives of retirees. Finances in retirement are weighted most heavily, but the index ...

Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... Banks and industry groups including the ABA, CBA and ANZ have consistently pushed back on the policy, citing privacy, security and cost concerns. Others, including NAB - via NAB Ventures and Reinventure - have directly invested in open API platform providers ...