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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
More investors are turning to fixed income ETFs as a way to finetune their bond portfolios. Karren Vergara finds out what is driving the demand and why this new wave of defensive ETFs is here to stay. Recalling the sharp market correction that stung ...

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Future Fund has appointed a former UBS global asset management chief as it renews the board of the $149 billion sovereign wealth fund, including topping up chair Peter Costello's term. Former UBS global asset management chief executive and chair John ...

The lucky country for fintechs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
A new report points to Australia as a leader in supporting the development of fintech solutions and exploring their potential. In a new research paper, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion has reviewed the varying approaches of some of the world's developing ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
There is a good chance that the Labor Party will win the next election, Financial Standard's readership says. We recently asked our readers which of the following events will likely eventuate in the next 12 months: a global trade war; China going into ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
If Labor comes to power, it will set up a dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
Women approaching retirement will have 37% less in their superannuation balance than men, latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Women aged between 55 to 64 years old will have an average of $196,000, while men retire with a significantly ...

ASIC slams unacceptable reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
Major institutions take about five years to identify significant breaches while remediating some customers takes even longer, an ASIC review of breach reporting obligations found. In Report 594 released overnight, the big the institutions took 4.5 years ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
If elected, the Labor Party will work to narrow the retirement savings gap by topping up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
ASIC's latest review into insurance in superannuation shows the industry still has "significant weaknesses" despite the launch of the voluntary code of practice nine months ago. Over 2017-18, ASIC reviewed 47 superannuation trustees, which included ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
The Future Fund delivered a 9.3% annual return, taking Australia's sovereign wealth fund to $146 billion. It also added "moderate" risk in the period to take advantage of a shorter-term economic outlook which it says looks positive. Its 10-year return ...