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Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... about somebody with an acquired brain injury or dementia, unless they are right at the most severe end of the spectrum those basic ADLs will be intact," Lonie says. When asked whether this group could hold down a job, Lonie says "absolutely not". "It's ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a package of measures to support the labour market. "A Plan for Jobs" contained three basic initiatives: Supporting jobs. "UK Employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for each furloughed employee who is still ...

Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... past 9 years," the fund said. Additionally, Qantas Super announced there will be changes to insurance premiums for standard/basic cover and voluntary cover from 1 August 2020. The fund added there will also be changes to income protection cover while ...

AFA, FPA share bleak view of industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... questioning on the FASEA exam and the participation rate.Following that, Labor MP Daniel Molino referred to the FASEA exam as "basic", saying that it concerns him that only 7000 financial advisers out of 23,000 had completed the exam recently - and about ...

APRA heatmap sees members save on fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... with the original intent of MySuper products - that they are simple, cost effective and well-designed products that contain basic features required by most members, and take appropriate action if not," the report reads. For account balances of $10,000 ...

ATO data heaps pressure on ASIC's SMSF fact sheet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... ASIC's SMSF fact sheet was well intended, but noted that aggregated expense data made it difficult to "clearly determine the basic operating expenses of an SMSF. As a result, he said the publication "lacked balance and would have benefited from more ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... interest (such as heavy exposure to ISPT and IFM Investors) and low transparency (such as IFM Investors' failure to answer basic questions on remuneration." In particular, Wilson took note of IFM's lack of executive remuneration transparency. It last ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
At a virtual round table hosted by QIC the chief investment officers of AustralianSuper, LGIAsuper and more defended allocations to illiquid assets. Following weeks of scrutiny over potential liquidity issues facing super funds, the chief investments ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
New research from Melbourne Business School Orford Initiative has found there is more demand for annuity products than the industry or government previously believed. However, that demand is being stifled by a lack of understanding among consumers on ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... average" fund markets needing to improve. The research house did not assign a "bottom" grade to any market, as all provide basic protections for investors, it said. Morningstar head of policy research and co-author of the study Aron Szapiro said the ...