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HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The $52 billion industry super fund says its younger members have "virtually drained" their retirement savings during COVID-19 and is asking the Retirement Income Review to urgently consider ERS's impact on women's retirement outcomes. About ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The most outstanding efforts in financial services marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night. Big winners in the 15th annual awards include BlackRock, Legg Mason ...

First virtual MAX Awards go live tonight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
The first virtual Financial Standard MAX Awards will go live from 6pm tonight, celebrating the best and brightest in advertising, marketing and sales. Now in their 25th year, and first as a virtual event, the MAX Awards will be presented online hosted ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
The world's largest exchange traded product issuers have partnered to petition for classification reform, in a move which BlackRock head of iShares Australasia Christian Obrist said would help to improve transparency for investors. In a proposal to ...

Expats sweat as main residence CGT cut-off looms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
Already facing a rapidly approaching deadline signaling the end of exemptions from capital gains tax, expats now face further challenges in selling their former family homes, with only COVID-19 to blame. Atlas Wealth Management managing director James ...

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
It's only been just about a month since oil producers were practically paying buyers to come and take their stocks off them. This was on April 20, one day before the WTI oil futures contracts for May delivery dropped to minus US$36.98 per barrel. ...

Technical Services Forum: Testing risk tolerance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
In uncertain times clients may not be as risk tolerant as previously thought, the virtual Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum has heard. Digitally presenting, Challenger's head of technical services Andrew Lowe said many financial ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Market volatility is unavoidable, especially after a significant crash, but focusing on practical techniques to limit behavioural risk can help financial advisers limit the fear, anxiety and grief that they and their clients may be feeling. Behavioural ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Culture plays the most significant role in risk management during a crisis, according to the chief risk officer of the nearly $4 billion super fund and investment manager. Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's virtual governance ...