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US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
While US federal and state governments explore ways to boost private savings among Americans and introduce fiduciary standards for advisers, a major association has said a more important step is introducing financial literacy training into school curriculum. ...

Labor backs ASIC data retention authority

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... crime." He added: "These amendments are critically important to making this bill what it should be-a bill that will help our law enforcement and security agencies to make Australians safer but without compromising our rights and freedoms that we, as ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... who offer their business clients discounts or incentives to switch their employee default super scheme could be breaking the law. That's according to Industry Super Australia (ISA), the body representing 15 industry super funds, which has sought legal ...

Platinum AM appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... Investments and chairman of the Centre for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology. He retired as a partner at Ashurst law firm last year and until his retirement was consistently ranked as one of Australia's leading corporate lawyers. As head ...

Telstra Super lawyer wins WiS scholarship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
Telstra Super senior legal counsel Sharyn Cowley has been awarded one of four inaugural Mavis Robertson Scholarship Programs, offered by advocacy group Women in Super. The awards were announced to coincide with International Women's Day on Sunday 8 ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
2015 has already been a bumper year in financial services policy with super front and centre. Reforms to improve superannuation governance, competition and transparency appear to be the first cab off the rank. These reforms look likely to occur in a ...

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The bill to remove the punitive tax rates on excess non-concessional contributions made to superannuation funds has passed through the Senate. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No.7) ...

Hagger defends NAB advice, brushes off independent review

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... leaks revealing that over 35 NAB planners were dismissed in the past five years - Hagger said that NAB "complied with the law." "And we're now going further than that, so we're reporting to ASIC all advisers who depart our network and the reason for ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Legislation will not be enough to promote an ethical financial services industry which engenders trust, according to CFA Institute. CFA Society president Anthony Serhan said while reforms such as Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) have improved transparency ...

ECT reforms pass Senate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... reduced to $25,000 it made the incidence of inadvertent breaches more common. The harsh penalty and the strict nature of the law meant a lot of people were caught out and heavily penalised." In a statement, TAL said: the amendments permit individuals ...