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More jobs more problems: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows 2.1 million Australians held multiple jobs in 2016-17, meaning they are likely to hold multiple superannuation accounts. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said the data should be strong ...

Advice software firm appoints sales lead

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
A member of Stanford Brown's business development team has landed a national sales role at a firm that specialises in wealth management software for advisers. WealthO2 has appointed Phil Anderson as national business development manager, in a new ...

Industry super fund discounts investment fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
A $2.6 billion superannuation fund will lower its investment fees for some options as of August 1. Profit-for-member fund AvSuper is reducing fees for all investment choice members. AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade said while the reductions vary ...

IFM Investors reports $114m in FY19 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
IFM Investors wants to invest in its business and seek out more opportunities in Australia in the year ahead, as it posts $22 billion in net flows and $114 million in pre-tax net profit for FY19. The funds management powerhouse owned by industry superannuation ...

Women don't know their worth: Noble Oak

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
Women underestimate their life insurance value by 125% while men underestimate theirs by just 19%, latest research shows. According to Noble Oak, women think their life insurance is worth an average of $373,000 less than it actually is. Men underestimate ...

Lloyds, pension fund pay $250m settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
Lloyds Banking Group will pay $250 million in compensation to Standard Life Aberdeen following its attempt to pull a $186 billion mandate in February 2018. Lloyds Banking Group and its subsidiary, Scottish Widows, reached a final settlement with Standard ...

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
The government's upcoming retirement income review is open to consider any and all policy options, including the possibility of making contributions voluntary. Speaking to journalists yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the retirement ...

ASIC clamps down on opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator is set to ask ASX and Chi-X to stop admitting new active ETFs that use internal market making as it mulls a review, Financial Standard can reveal. ASIC has asked all market operators to not launch any new active ETFs with internal ...

Suncorp pressured on coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
Suncorp was hit with a shareholder resolution today demanding it reduce its investment and underwriting exposures to coal, oil and gas. Market Forces lodged the resolution on behalf of 100 Suncorp shareholders. Suncorp confirmed it has received the ...

Trustee firm adds executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
A trustee and fund administration services provider appointed a new senior executive to its trustee business to co-lead its expansion. Glenn White, formerly senior business development manager at Australian Executor Trustees (now Sargon), has joined ...