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Super industry critiques PC draft report

KARREN VERGARA AND STEPHEN FAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... even more is the financial advice process and the remuneration tied to it, he added. Cooper said the industry does a good job in guiding members during accumulation phase - but there seems to be a lack of engagement with members once they are ready to ...

Cbus aims to reduce costs through internalisation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
In a speech at the Master Builders Australia National Leaders Summit in Canberra, Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok said his fund aims to manage at least 35% of its assets internally by 2022, thereby reducing costs by about 18 basis points. ...

Priestley resigns from ASX, Future Fund boards

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... about when he stepped down from his J.P. Morgan chief executive role last year. At that time he had held J.P. Morgan's top job in Australia for 15 years out of the total 23 years he spent with the investment bank. His other roles included J.P. Morgan's ...

Chief economist update: Trade war and peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... free, fair, and mutually beneficial trade and investment, while creating reciprocal benefits, are key engines for growth and job creation. We recommit to the conclusions on trade of the Hamburg G20 Summit, in particular, we underline the crucial role ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
New South Wales-based fintech innovators cleaned up at the second annual Finnie Awards. The second installment of FinTech Australia's annual industry awards were held last night and 16 awards were handed to NSW fintech innovators. The night saw 23 awards ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
The Federal Government's proposal to ban default life insurance in superannuation for younger members and those with low balances would supress retirement savings and cost the economy $2.46 billion annually, latest research from AIA Australia shows. ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... and BNP Paribas executive Rob Harrison has been appointed as Equity Trustees' "resource on the ground" in the US. His job will be to connect US-based fund managers with Equity Trustees' expertise in offices in Australia and the UK to service ...

Perpetual names interim chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... until Rob Adams officially takes the post. Chris Green, group executive of Perpetual Corporate Trust since 2008, takes the top job from June 9 until September 24. Adams was named the successor of Geoff Lloyd, who joined Perpetual in 2010 as group executive ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
BT Financial Group supports key recommendations of the Productivity Commission's most recent superannuation report, saying the Westpac-owned business would welcome moving away from an "open market" MySuper model. BTFG chief executive Brad Cooper ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...