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US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... access to the products they need while providing individuals with opportunities to save for retirement." US Treasury said country's asset management and insurance industries "are the global leaders in promoting vibrant capital markets and diverse investment ...

Super lump sums increase poverty risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... from the lump sum payment. Given that Australia's pace of ageing is slower than in the OECD area as a whole, it gives the country more time to take measures to prevent or mitigate unequal ageing and cope with poverty risks at older ages. The report also ...

Australian trustee hits top 10 responsible investment list

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... the top position. New America said the top 25 list represents aggregate assets that are larger than the GDP over every country but the US and China, and that as a result, a 1% allocation to sustainable investments in the developing world "would be equal ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... rate and the inclusion of a new economic growth question in the sustainability sub-index. Overall the index measures 30 country's pension systems against more than 40 indicators to gauge the sub-indexes of adequacy, sustainability and integrity. Countries ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... jump and economic agents ask how high, ensuring that if managed properly, the answer would be, higher than Donald Trump's country.

Former NZ Prime Minister joins bank board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
ANZ Bank New Zealand appointed the country's former Prime Minister as chair. Sir John Key replaces John Judge, who will retire as chair in January next year, a position he's held since 2012. Judge joined the board in December 2008 as an independent ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... conference that cybercrime had reached a new reality much closer to home. "It may not necessarily be someone from an African country. Someone who has gone to university and studied technology and understands systems - it could be that person sitting ...

Taking advice to the streets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... succeeded," Dartnall said. Donat added: "We're hoping 'Taking it to the Streets' will trigger more sessions around the country so we can create a movement that makes people excited about their financial future."

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... four months - from 52.2 in August. This is consistent with the Tankan survey that showed business confidence among the country's large manufacturers improved to a reading of 22 in the third quarter - the highest reading since the September 2007 quarter ...

Advisers flock to non-insto licensees

ALEX BURKE  |  SUNDAY, 1 OCT 2017
... 70% of this growth, according to Rainmaker research. While institutionally-aligned licensees still represent 65% of the country's financial advisers, the research suggests this figure may drop in the coming years, attributing it primarily to FoFA putting ...