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Australians undecided about higher super for women

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
It appears Australians are undecided whether women should be paid a higher rate of superannuation to address the current retirement savings gender gap. According to a Sunsuper commissioned survey of more than 1500 Australians, answers were split almost ...

TAL improves group member verification

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
TAL has improved the efficiency of its member identification and verification process. The new process uses the Government's Document Verification Service (DVS), which allows authorised companies to validate member identification documents directly ...

AMG to take Abax stake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Global asset manager AMG has entered into an agreement to acquire an equity stake in Abax Investments. Based in Cape Town and formed in 2003, Abax is a South African investment management firm with over $7.6 billion in assets under management. It specialises ...

ASIC grilled on whistleblower compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Financial compensation for corporate whistleblowers is back on the agenda after the Senate Economics Committee grilled representatives from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). At the latest Senate Economics Committee hearing ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Family offices well ahead on gender equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
Data collected for the first time shows that family offices are more than seven times more likely to be led by female chief executives than the companies of the S&P500. The 2015 FOX Family Office Compensation and Benefits Report by Family Office Exchange ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
Equity fund manager Martin Currie Australia has appointed a small and microcap research analyst. Anthony Porto joined the Australian investment team in October 2015, reporting to chief investment officer Reece Birtles. He has more than 10 years of investment ...

Paying super on parental leave could help gender gap: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
A quarter of Australian businesses don't pay superannuation whilst employees are on parental leave, adding another hurdle to addressing the super gender gap according to Mercer. The global investment and retirement consultant released its 2015 Gender ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
REI Super is home to the superannuation funds of Australia's real estate sector. Running one of the country's oldest funds is full of memorable experiences, some tough moments and rewarding interactions with members, chief executive Mal Smith says. ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The overwhelming majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF ...