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Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... opportunity" it presented to improve retirement outcomes. "Australia's superannuation system is consistently ranked as one of the top private pension systems globally in terms of sustainability, adequacy and integrity. The review of the retirement income ...

AIST finds issues with FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has written to FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield seeking clarification on how key points of the Code of Ethics will apply to intra-fund advice. Responding to the guidance on the code, AIST chief ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... him to work for them, to share his human-centric ideas. The switch to financial planning came after a conversation with a top adviser in California. "About 15 years ago, I talked to an adviser who was top five in all of California and he was miserable. ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... for its flagship MySuper product. "It is one of Australia's most consistent investment performers too, ranking in the top 10 in three of the past five years. And when it wasn't top 10 it only just missed out, ranking 16th in 2016 and 15th in ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... industry niche, Choi said. "The admin burden of compliance and paperwork, coupled with an uncertain regulatory landscape, are the top challenges that prevent financial planners from growing their insurance advice," he said. "As a comparison, fewer planners ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... that it is ditching its minimum 7% serviceability interest rate banks are required to apply when lending to borrowers (on top of doing away with its restrictions limiting banks' loans to 30% of new interest-only mortgages and dropping its annual ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... Bayard and chief network officer Tierry Mestach welcomed MLC Life as a partner to its firm. "We are delighted to introduce a top player in the Australian market for life and disability to our GEB clients," they said. McCormack said the mandate underpins ...

Remediation bill tops $10b: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
ASIC said its current tally for remediation provisioning is now "well above" $10 billion, but only $660 million has been returned to 1.2 million consumers. Speaking at the FINSIA: The Regulators 2019 conference, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said ...

Nuveen switches up executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... the role of chief executive in January 2020 when current chief executive Vijay Advani becomes executive chairman. Taking the top spot, Nuveen said Minaya will lead the firm's day-to-day operations, including oversight of investment management teams and ...

Morgan Stanley's top picks for Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... sector-based ETF made the cut - the resources fund from State Street. SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Resources Fund (ASX: OZR) had 61% invested in top five holdings of BHP Group, Rio Tinto, Woodside Petroleum, Newcrest Mining, and Fortescue Metals.