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Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... the reputation - and survival - of the profession. "The reality is that everyone benefits from financial advice, but we're not accessing them because we're not representing them," he said. He added that a tokenistic approach to diversity won't cut it ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... regulatory bodies such as APRA. He added that if you think all this means there's a huge advantage to industry super funds, "not so from what we've seen." "It was interesting - when the Industry Super ads come up, people recognised the brand and the ...

Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... Wealth Australia managing director Alexis George, also on the panel, agreed, recalling a previous employer who told her, "It's not about diversity of people, it's about diversity of thought." "But what kind of 'diversity of thought' are you going to ...

"We were wrong about super": FSC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Age Pension," Lloyd said that there was little the super industry could do to solve the fundamental problem of Australians not having enough income in retirement. "We need to encourage the mass affluent to save. There's no way around it. Not just because ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... support for the Financial System Inquiry reforms, saying they had "bipartisan support." He still criticised the Coalition for not moving forward fast enough, though, accusing the government of "prevaricating." "I said that if I became Treasurer, I would ...

Fund assets surge while market shrinks: FSC/Morningstar

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... world's largest fund managers, show that investment management fees charged in Australia are among the world's lowest (if not the lowest)," the report said. "Anecdotally, the FSC heard from several fund managers that on most occasions, approval had to ...

ASX ranks third in global sustainability survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... higher standard." Swanson continued: "Running a listed life insurance provider isn't an easy task, but I'm glad I'm at least not ASIC. They have a very broad remit. I'd agree they're underfunded and need more power, but even if their powers were expanded ...

O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
After being stuck in what Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane described as "legislative limbo," the life insurance reforms are back on the agenda, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. Speaking at the 2016 ...

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... can fluctuate, building a portfolio to meet these goals is far from straightforward. To address these challenges, Aviva does not benchmark the fund against any market or peer group. Walsh added this gives managers the freedom to invest when and where ...