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Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... introduce legislation to address this. While he didn't refer to it directly, his comments appeared to reference the ongoing debate regarding the proposed one-third non-union board representation rule for industry funds. This became clear given his wider ...

Long way to go on professional standards: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... legislation being tabled last week. Speaking to Financial Standard, De Gori said the industry should prepare itself for debate around the implantation of proposed changes, as outlined in the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... having the same board structure as banks and insurance companies. "That strikes me as a particularly ill contribution to the debate. We can have a debate about super funds and governance but can anybody point me to the error that the government is trying ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January, the British Parliament even held a debate on whether or not to ban Trump from setting foot on UK soil. Trump was vilified, mocked, ridiculed, dismissed... It's the ...

Technical Services Forum shines light on leading specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... goal of these events is to contribute to and enhance the development of the financial services industry though objective debate of issues, education, development of ideas and the publication of research papers. They are open to professionals including ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Superannuation policy should be reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG in a new report. The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory ...

Buffett fires back at Trump tax claims

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has hit back at Donald Trump's criticism of his tax affairs in the latest presidential debate by publishing tax returns showing he's never used the tax deduction exploited by the Republican nominee. During the debate ...

Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... year, 93.06% over three and 92.41% over five. The report commented: "There is nothing novel about the index versus active debate. It has been a contentious subject for decades, and there are few strong believers on both sides, with the vast majority ...

Life insurance reforms to be re-introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... Act... are explicitly grandfathered in the Regulation." The reforms proposed under the LIF at large have caused heated debate across the industry, with the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) attacking both the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) ...

Retirement income opportunities begin early

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland believes bi-partisan government support is needed for a superannuation objective that makes the retirement income message clear. Kirkland says too often debates occur around super's purpose and whether people's retirement ...