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Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... particularly when groups like the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) are making similar demands of companies." ACCR is urging Australian super funds to support shareholder proposals at Chevron and Exxon Mobil on May 29. Earlier this month, shareholders ...

Crypto scams bite UK

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... Kingdom lost more than £27 million to cryptoasset and forex scams in the last year. The Financial Conduct Authority is urging UK citizens to be wary of investment scams carried out through "bogus" online trading platforms, after the nation lost £27 ...

Chief economist update: Lock in two RBA rate cuts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... lifting rates by more in the future". The RBA's reticence to cut interest rates earlier - recall that this space had been urging Philip Lowe and Co to reduce rates way back in June last year (back when "experts" were still predicting one, maybe two ...

AFCA changes could impact PI cover cost: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is urging AFCA immediately consider and investigate the potential impact of its proposed legacy claims rule on professional indemnity insurance, with fears the cost of PI cover may rise. The FPA is concerned ...

ASIC targets misleading member communication

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... members with inactive accounts will be better off allowing the insurance to lapse." "Similarly, trustees should not be urging all members with low-balance accounts to keep their account within the fund as this may not be in the best interests of members." ...

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... the superannuation industry front. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck is urging the industry to improve the super experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people. Scheerlinck appeared ...

LICs defy franking credit refund changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... advocating for its investors, the majority of which are Australians entitled to the benefits of the franking system. Freeman is urging the Labor Party to reconsider its proposal as he says it's "both inequitable and very unfair." AFIC recorded net ...

ASIC drags RG97 transition period

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... disclosure is not going to help anyone and could lead to serious unintended consequences." Scheerlinck added the AIST is urging ASIC to extend the new disclosure requirements to provide transparency and comparability for members of MySuper and choice ...

Super pool ripe for adviser picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... investment, superannuation and platform administration fees, the cost of advice is likely to remain steady. ClearView is urging advice firms to boost their fee income and expand the scope of their advice to combat pressures put upon them by regulatory ...

WDE board pushes for takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Wealth Defender Equities is urging its shareholders to accept WAM Capital's takeover bid. WDE non-executive directors, comprising Paul Clitheroe, Richard Morath and chair Alan Schoenheimer, said they have carefully considered the offer and recommended ...