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Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... benefit members under 25 years old by saving $1400 or 0.27% over the course of their working life. More than 1.4 million Australians under 25 would be left without cover under the proposed reforms, while the opt-in rate is likely to be less than 10% ...

What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... regulatory landscape. The 2018 Natixis Investment Managers Global Survey of Financial Professionals - which surveyed 150 Australians and 2775 people globally - found 90% of Aussie financial advisers are challenged to keep up with regulation. Natixis ...

AustralianSuper exec makes next top CIO list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
An AustralianSuper investor is featured on a new list of 50 finance professionals whom recruiters say are currently the most coveted for chief investment officer (CIO) roles. The $129 billion superannuation fund's head of portfolio construction ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Qantas Super's latest research highlights pessimism in middle aged Australians preparing to retire. Qantas Super's most recent retirement index shows Australian adults aged 40-59 are now the most pessimistic demographic when it comes to retirement. ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help of Cadence Economics, analyses the potential ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... fraction of this would be needed to provide Australian infrastructure with the lifeblood it needs," Yassine said. "Australians who think it may be hard to source Islamic debt need only look at the UK, which in 2014 became the first Western country to ...

CBA settles with AUSTRAC for $700m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... poor business practices to launder the proceeds of their crimes." "This has real impacts on the everyday lives of Australians and puts the community at risk by increasing opportunities for terrorists to support attacks here and overseas, and enabling ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Advocacy group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to re-examine its policy to end life insurance for Australians with low superannuation balances or accounts with little activity, suggesting it could be detrimental to women with dependents. ...

Asset consultant expands leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
An asset consultant with more than $300 billion under advice has added to its leadership team. Frontier Advisors is appointing former AustralianSuper general manager of people and culture Margie Hill to the role of head of people. Linking with the firm ...