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NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... global energy system will transition away from fossil fuels. Some assets we invest in today may become uneconomic, made obsolete or face a dwindling market. Reducing the fund's exposure to these risks and to the physical impact of climate change is good ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... contrast, those who ignore or are complacent about these intersecting themes risk having assets stranded and ultimately made obsolete. In either event, the pace and breadth of technology disruption is accelerating driven by digitalisation and big data ...

ASIC to run rule over mortgage commissions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... for financial planners led to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, which have rendered some operating models obsolete. The latest review has led some to speculate that real estate agents could be next in the firing line.

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... book only a few years ago, I would have looked upon and omitted all mention of a run on a bank, as a thing long since obsolete, and as barbarous in its day as risk-burning or the wilful destruction of machinery. But the events of December 1878 effectually ...

Transaction-based fees hurt private banking clients

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... out of jobs," he said. The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have all but rendered commission-based structures obsolete in the retail sector, but private banks are yet to catch up. "What amazes me is the significant amount of trust clients put ...

Prepare now for MySuper revenue siege: MLC's Doust

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... very valuable once the move to MySuper is completed. "It doesn't mean that all the skills you have will be suddenly be obsolete," warns Doust. "They (corporations) will still need people to design and implement corporate super funds, so make sure you ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... reduced appetite for equities, regulatory changes and market volatility, the role of Australian stock brokers is far from obsolete. That's the view of Andrew Coppin, managing director of listed broking firm Wilson HTM Investment Group who rejects claims ...

Focus on member retirement outcomes

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... Rieck said. Rieck stressed that the "buy and hold, set and forget" approach pervasive within the industry has become obsolete, and said that dynamic - as opposed to strategic - asset allocation was needed going forward. "Once we accept that we don't ...

All I want for Christmas is a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... vanished. Furthermore, this is one of those rare occasions where government spending is being spent to replenish run-down and obsolete capital stocks and infrastructure in the economy - instead of financing wars. President-elect Barack Obama vowed to ...

Govt push for reforms in $221.4b legacy products sector

In a move that could unshackle thousands of investors from obsolete or outdated investment products, the Government has released a consultation paper outlining ways to rationalise 6,000 legacy investment products estimated to be worth $221.4 billion. ...