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Retirement income review welcomed: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
The Federal Government's pledge to review the retirement income system and the numerous proposed improvements to superannuation has been welcomed by readers polled in Financial Standard 's latest survey. More than half (53%) of the respondents applauded ...

TAL offers advisers ethics assistance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... education and resources. According to TAL head of licensees and partnerships Beau Riley, the development of the course is in response to adviser's need for help in fulfilling their FASEA's requirements. "From 1 January 2020, financial advisers must comply ...

NAB looks to boost fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... banks and financial technology firms. Through this digital platform, fintechs can submit creative technology solutions in response to a wide range of opportunities. Those opportunities where fintechs can provide solutions have been identified by the ...

Macquarie Securities cops ASIC penalty

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... the financial consequences to the market participant should be commensurately greater," it said. Macquarie said in its response there was no negative impact to clients. "In 2018 Macquarie identified and self-reported to ASIC a recurring designation error ...

Big four satisfaction on road to recovery

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... industry communications director Norman Morris said there are no surprises in the data, but noted the banks' ongoing response to the inquiry was beginning to take effect. "What we are seeing recently however are positive signs in improving customer attitudes ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... ongoing responses to the Productivity Commission and Royal Commission. "I'm not making announcements today, but our response to the Productivity Commission will be handled by the Treasurer with support from the Assistant Minister for Superannuation," ...

Hard times ahead for platforms

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... in our view," UBS wrote. "These headwinds impact both AMP and IFL; however IFL's higher relative exposure, slower response on fees, greater advice remediation risk and lower tangible capital position underpin our more cautious view relative to AMP ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The numerous weaknesses exposed in APRA's prudential inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank are apparent among life insurers and superannuation funds. The prudential regulator wrote to 36 insurers, super funds and ADIs last June off the back of its ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... New York State Common Retirement Fund and the Church Commissioners for England believe that ExxonMobil's inadequate response to climate change constitutes a serious failure of corporate governance to which shareholders should respond firmly." "The ...

Chief economist update: Devilish details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... but when the policy board of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) meets to assess the state of the economy and its monetary policy response on 19-20 June, it could claim the economy is progressing as printed at its meeting in April. "Japan's economy is likely ...