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Australian retirement system weakens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... support, be that parental leave, disability income or unemployed benefits." Knox added that the index should be used as a reference point by policymakers to learn from the most adequate and sustainable systems. "We know there is no perfect system that ...

Afterpay faces senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... comes off the back of the Hayne Royal Commission that excluded other financial services providers from its terms of reference, she said. "Labor wants to ensure that Australians in financial hardship aren't pushed further into a spiral of debt by ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
The NZ Super Fund delivered 12.43% in FY18, beating its passive reference portfolio benchmark by 2.02% and is now bracing for a changing economic landscape. The $39 billion fund has reaped the rewards of its growth-asset allocations but is now reducing ...

AMP, banks respond to RC interim report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
AMP and Australia's big four banks have responded to the Royal Commission's interim report on misconduct in the financial services sector. The report, released on Friday, was scathing in its review of Australia's major players in financial services. ...

Banking remuneration practices to blame for misconduct

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... year didn't put an emphasis on the link between remuneration and the likelihood of misconduct. "Given the terms of reference for, and the resulting report of, the Prudential Inquiry into Commonwealth Bank, it would be surprising and cause for concern ...

AFA rejects criticism over grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... of the ministerial media releases from 2010 and 2011 or the Explanatory Memorandum to the FoFA legislation made any reference to an expected timeframe for a decline in the volume of grandfathered commissions. Turning the tables, the AFA called out both ...

CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... inappropriate challenges to its jurisdiction and failed to provide information requested that breached FOS' terms of reference, counsel assisting Rowena Orr said. In a second case study of a claimant who suffered from breast cancer, CBA also failed to ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... remains areas of concern with regard to the quality and safety of aged care services." Despite the inquiry's terms of reference requiring community consultation, the Prime Minister confirmed he expected the Royal Commission to cover a range of subjects ...

SMSFs outperforming MySuper: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... for the third consecutive month, latest SuperGuard 360 data shows. SMSF performance, as represented by the SG360 SMSF Reference Index, delivered 10.5% per annum (before fees and tax) in the year to July 2018. Meanwhile the SG360 Default Index, which ...

FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... association is urging FASEA to remove the education component and replace it with a tailored CPD program. In relation to reference terms, the FPA believes Supervised Financial Planner/Adviser and Professional Year Financial Planner/Adviser would be more ...