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AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... their first home," Scheerlinck said "Aside from the negative impact this would have people's retirement incomes; it does nothing to address the root cause of Australia's housing affordability problem, which is lack of supply. "Turning housing into an ...

AMP advisers low priority for ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... business was devalued by over a third due to BOLR changes.... Another told me 'I'll be walking away after five years with nothing but it is better than other planners who will walk away with substantial debt owing to AMP'. That is not a significant issue ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..." -- 'A Tale of Two Cities' ...

Fintech acquires licensee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... financial advisers have spent their entire lives building a business that is now worth less than expected, or in some cases nothing at all. "This is due to a number of reasons, but primarily the new education requirements from FASEA means they have to ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... practices also face the challenges that COVID-19 has created for the wider SME sector," he said. "ASIC's fee hike does nothing to support them or their clients during this difficult time." ASIC also announced that measures designed to make financial ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... for a green stimulus with lots of sentences that give the appearance of a strong commitment, but which commit absolutely nothing on the part of the signatories," he said. "That is enough. Let us stop writing platforms to tell others what to do." He added ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... March 31, while UniSuper lists both among its top Australian share holdings as at the same date. Hunter said there is "nothing sustainable" about the nation's cultural sites being destroyed in pursuit of profit, and added super members had the power ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... membership base to boycott the FASEA exam. UFAA chair Alex Vagliviello said that industry reform in recent times had been nothing short of regulatory overreach. "Enough is enough," he said. Another advice association, the Association of Independently ...

Retirement income covenant delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... continue to work on retirement income strategies even though the covenant still needs development. "Of course, there is nothing stopping funds and their trustees from developing retirement income strategies now and we'd encourage them to do so," she ...

Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... borders shuttered; those with the most number of infections - New South Wales and Victoria - did not close their borders (nothing to lose I guess). Broadly, this spat boils down to what every government around the world is weighing - return to economic ...