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Industry body questions AFCA funding model

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... system and therefore a right similar to judicial review should be retained," the AIST said. "In an environment where Australians are compelled by legislation to contribute a substantial percentage of their income into superannuation accounts and decisions ...

Fees dominate super choice, RG97 falling short: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... disclosure there is no simple and transparent way of comparing fees on various products across the entire system. Australians shouldn't have to fear that product providers are potentially gaming fee and cost requirements; or be forced to pour through ...

Physical health inspires financial health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... financial futures, with those who play sport regularly being 64% more likely to reach financial goals, while less active Australians are twice as likely to have no financial goals at all. Sporty Australian's are 66% more likely to make additional contributions ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... uber-transparency, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) appears to still be subscribing to "fedspeak". It's still keeping Australians in the dark about its next policy movement. In its September policy statement, the RBA wrote about its optimism over ...

Big four ditch ATM withdrawal fees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... from ATMs not connected to their bank in 2016, so cutting fees would likely increase convenience and bring savings. "Australians have complained for some time about being charged fees for using another bank's ATM," CBA group executive, retail banking ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... The remaining areas include Mackay, Cairns, Toowoomba, Werribee, Mandurah and Cranbourne. While efforts to reunite Australians with their lost or unclaimed super have been relatively successful - the ATO reunited 1.68 million accounts worth $8.12 billion ...

Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... accessibility and building trust. "At the moment our industry is trying to figure out how it is that we can help more Australians seek advice in an affordable manner when there are a number of factors that are making advice quite costly. Every adviser ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
On September 19 one of the world's largest pension funds hit US$1 trillion. "I don't think anyone expected the fund to ever reach US$1 trillion dollars," Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Yngve Slyngstad said. "Reaching US$1 trillion ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... iron ore prices but overall export - more expensive in the international market - and import prices - cheaper for Australians. Net exports (exports minus imports) contributed 0.4 percentage points to Australia's second quarter growth of 0.8% with exports ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... is for investors to have access to information on live deals," Roth said. "This is a ground-breaking shift in how Australians can access the impact investment market. It facilitates access to impact deals, increasing the amount of capital for good. The ...