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CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Two of the big four in ASIC spotlight

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC accepted enforceable undertakings from National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia following an investigation by the corporate regulator. The undertakings relate to the banks' wholesale spot foreign exchange businesses. ASIC determined ...

Elders and AFA partner on education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Two financial advisers received scholarships from Elders Financial Planning as part of its ongoing commitment to further education. Andrew Furlanetto of Victoria and Les Hayward of Western Australia were awarded the grants, designed to up-skill advisers ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... the severe lack of diversity in financial planning was a major hindrance to the reputation - and survival - of the profession. 4. Bank love affair with wealth management waning The wealth management industry has been embroiled in one scandal after another ...

Link completes AustralianSuper transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
More than two million AustralianSuper members have been successfully transitioned by Link Group onto its aaspire administration platform. Ahead of schedule and under budget, the transition is Link's ninth in the past 14 months and brings the total of ...

Super skimming adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
A Gold Coast adviser was permanently banned by ASIC for acting dishonestly and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. Stewart Banks was a representative of Professional Investment Services (PIS) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrepoint Alliance ...

SMSF satisfaction belies uncertainty

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Even if 75% of SMSF holders report being satisfied with their fund choice, a new UBS/FSC report suggests a lot of uncertainty in the sector about retirement adequacy and government policy. The report is based on a survey conducted by KREAB Research ...

Garcia to exit AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Tom Garcia is resigning as AIST chief executive to take up a role with Australia's largest superannuation fund. As of mid-March 2017, Garcia will lead AustralianSuper's product innovation strategy as head of product. Garcia said he enjoyed his four ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Superannuation funds are failing to effectively engage LGBTI members due to antiquated rules on gender identity, and the need for reform is growing. Addressing the recent FPA Professionals Congress in Perth, high-profile transgender Catherine McGregor ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Investment managers need to move away from the current culture of performance-driven investing towards one that is purpose-driven. This is the key theme of the latest insight from State Street's independent think-tank, the Centre for Applied Research ...