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O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister said the Federal Government is prepared to take matters into its own hands because superannuation funds still aren't doing enough to stop life insurance premiums unduly eroding retirement savings. Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Financial advice industry associations will now look to fill any holes found in the educational pathway guidance issued by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority yesterday. In acknowledging FASEAs statement, the Association of Financial ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

AustralianSuper appoints Europe head of investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
AustralianSuper is welcoming the former chief executive of a major asset consultant to help expand its footprint and investment opportunities in Europe. The $130 billion super fund named Damian Moloney as head of investments for Europe to oversee the ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its proposed degree equivalence guidelines for existing advisers, as well as its draft Code of Ethics. Under the proposed requirements, existing financial advisers with a bachelor's degree ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Climate change is a growing concern for the majority of investors polled in Financial Standard's latest survey. Despite investors' worry, Australia's top companies are failing to improve climate risk disclosures. Seventy-one per cent of respondents ...

Chief economist update: Plotting the dots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
The Fed meets this week and it's almost as good as gold that it will announce another gentle 25 basis points hike, taking the fed funds rate to 1.5%-1.75% - CME FedWatch Tool has the probability of a rate hike at 94.4% - when the US central bank concludes ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
The majority of non-property investors support the modification of negative gearing policy as fears over housing affordability grow. New research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) shows 55% of non-property investors would ...

Successful implementation of super code critical

STEPHEN FAY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
The Conference of Major Super Funds saw discussion on the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice move to issues of implementation as the code's subscription deadline looms. Superannuation funds have until March 30 to indicate whether ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
"She'll be right, mate!" The latest business and consumer sentiment surveys illustrate the truism of this Australian idiom. Conducted from 16 February to 23 February 2018 - when the financial markets were in upheaval - the NAB business survey showed ...