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FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... organisations for women to have conversations about children and family pressures with their colleagues, but women need a voice. It's the reality and the industry has to wake up to it," one speaker said. Over the course of the conference, several women ...

Early super release consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
The Federal Government's proposed changes to the early release of superannuation are open for consultation until 12 February 2018. The review will also consider compassionate and severe financial hardships, as well as terminal medical conditions and ...

ACSI adds $87 billion super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... behind our success in driving positive change is member participation. Our members' willingness to collaborate ensures the voice of investors is heard throughout corporate Australia. With the addition of First State Super, this voice will ring even louder," ...

HESTA wins big at AIST awards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... Best Internal Project for the Omni Channel Contact Centre project that introduced a new telephony platform enabling both voice and web chat contact with members. Hostplus also won two awards including the Platinum Communications Award for Excellence ...

Fidelity strengthens support for global LGBTI community

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... creating an inclusive culture where everyone can take pride in who they are, have no fear to be who they are, and be able to voice different perspectives and challenge the orthodoxy," she said. Adopting the UN Human Rights Office Standards for LGBTI ...

Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The Federal Government will recommend a former High Court judge lead the Royal Commission into the banking, superannuation and financial services industry. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in a joint statement with Attorney-General George Brandis and ...

ASIC remains firm on IFA definitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission reaffirmed its position on terminology used to describe the independence of financial advisers. ASIC's latest update to Regulatory Guide 175 (RG 175) confirms that terms such as "independently owned" ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... approaching machine learning. Already machine learning is being applied to digest unstructured data emanating from images, voice and multi-lingual sources. Mann added that finance professionals are increasingly looking at ways to integrate unstructured ...

Shareholders need greater voice on ESG: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors believes the current framework for shareholder resolutions is flawed and needs reform. ACSI's latest report said Australia's corporate governance framework restricts an important right of shareholders ...

Actuaries Institute chief resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... instrumental role in building our public profile." "With his energy and insights, David has helped ensure that the Institute has a voice as a public policy advocate on key reform issues affecting Australian society and our economy such as those in the ...