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Super funds return three per cent

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... holdings in property and potentially fixed interest, outperformed in the period. Regarding the market segments, the gap between not-for-profit (NFP) funds and retail funds within the Workplace sector continues. The 12 month return gap is now at 120 basis ...

International pension research network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... interested in pension research. CEPAR director John Piggott said: "The network will provide opportunities for pensions researchers not currently linked with the central groups of researchers around the world to become connected and raise their profiles ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... higher - to minus 0.1 from minus 1.9 in June and to minus 3.4 from minus 3.6 in May. However, the LMCI's latest reading does not support the strength conveyed by the non-farm payrolls report. The LMCI is derived from 19 labour market indicators covering ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... industries for involvement in products or industries that are typically perceived as "bad." For example, mining companies do not automatically receive a lower ESG score for the impact of mining on the environment. Rather, Sustainalytics ranks mining ...

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... the concurrent review of the FOS's small business jurisdiction. The review also has the ability to make observations, but not recommendations, on the establishment of a statutory compensation scheme of last resort. The FOS has welcomed the release of ...

ASIC compensation plummets despite surveillance success

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
The amount of consumer compensation ASIC secured decreased by 91% in the six months to June 30, 2016, despite increased surveillance outcomes almost across the board. ASIC's latest enforcement report shows that the regulator secured $13.4 million in ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing council meeting on 21 July, it left monetary policy unchanged - refinancing rate at ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... Malcolm Turnbull told media that "the commercial banks should pass on the full rate cut. They should do that, and if they are not prepared to do it, as appears to be the case, then their chief executives should explain very clearly to the Australian ...

Super changes to widen super gender gap: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... earners who work full-time, without breaks, for the entirety of their working life," Roberts said. "The women (and men) who do not fit this pattern of work face a significant handicap when saving for their retirement." The Association of Super Funds ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... perception of the risk." The survey revealed that of those who had income protection insurance, two thirds knew someone who had not been able to work at some point due to a disability. Only half of the overall survey group knew someone with a disability ...