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ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance, a Senate committee report found. The ATO's reactive rather than proactive practices significantly contributed to the fiscal impact of SG non-payment, the Senate economics references committee said ...

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian Ethical Super is a cornerstone investor in a new $100 million green bond issued by the Investa Commercial Property Fund. Demand for the oversubscribed issuance was strong among both "green" and general debt investors, with the Clean Energy ...

Zurich launches life insurance app

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... developed following extensive beta testing with advisers. "The VIP tagging allows advisers to be more informed and more proactive in providing a higher level of service to their most valuable clients," Fabris said. "Zurich ZLife Mobile is intuitive ...

PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... higher: it's no longer enough just to screen out undesirable categories; they want to foster positive social change." "Proactive ESG investing requires deep, issuer-level analytics, along with an ability to engage and influence key decision-makers at ...

CGT top of adviser minds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Capital gains tax is the fastest growing adviser query ahead of the 1 July changes to superannuation, according to the BT Advice Technical team. BT technical consultant Tim Howard said during the March quarter advisers were most keen to identify how ...

Life insurance claims handling must improve: ISWG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is calling for the removal of complexity around claims handling. Releasing the second of its discussion papers around the development of the Life Insurance Code of Practice for superannuation trustees, the ...

Proactive group releases life insurance guidance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Superannuation funds and group life insurers now have a best practice guide to improve the quality and availability of insurance data for use across the industry. A collection of life insurance and superannuation bodies have released the best practice ...

Super industry accepts group insurance needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... multiple instances of automatic insurance cover requires industry action to minimise the instances of this occurring, proactive steps to help members make informed decisions about their insurance cover when it does occur, and support to reduce the financial ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Professionalism, trust, and gaining public confidence were the key takeaway messages from AFA chief executive Brad Fox at this year's Genxt Connect Tour. Speaking to a crowded Sydney ballroom, Fox plead financial advisers to take the financial standards ...

ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... upgrade and simplify our superannuation business to better serve our customers' needs." He added: "Our intention with the proactive restructuring of our corporate super products and the upgrade of insurance products was to do the right thing by our customers ...