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State Street nabs BNP executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... part of its expansion plan. Mostapha Tahiri has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific and will report to both chief productivity officer and chief executive for State Street's international business Andrew Erickson and chief executive of institutional ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... consistency in the delivery of quality advice, [and] for financial advisers it can unlock an enormous potential for productivity [and deliver high-quality advice to more people] in less time," she said.

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... fund requirements," the memorandum said. The bill addresses the findings of the Financial System Inquiry and the Productivity Commission Inquiry into superannuation, which found that denying choice of fund can discourage member engagement and lead to ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... the $450 per month earnings threshold for payment of SG, and adopt a six-step plan to "cut red tape" and improve productivity in the super sector. Additionally, ASFA said the industry needs to work on reinforcing public confidence in the retirement income ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... retire. ASFA deputy chief executive Glen McCrea said superannuation underpins the economy with its investments in productivity-boosting assets. "The savings mobilised by superannuation funds facilitate a long-term approach to investing. Super funds provide ...

Industry veterans launch dealer group

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... whereas we have kicked off on July 1 with some shiny new toys that we can take to market to help advisers with their productivity," Alexander said. Hindered by these legacy systems, advice businesses have struggled to keep up with changes in regulation ...

ASFA sets out productivity plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released a six-step plan aiming to drive industry-wide productivity gains in superannuation. ASFA said it hopes to boost productivity gains as the impact of COVID-19 continues to disrupt Australia's ...

GAM records $19bn in outflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... GAM plans to further simplify its business over the coming two years. "Our operations have remained resilient and productivity has remained high in a COVID-19 remote working environment, and we are making good progress with our strategy," GAM chief executive ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Commission, the AIST identified a range of investment opportunities which it says would contribute to growth, jobs and productivity in the COVID-19 economic recovery. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said there was enormous potential in housing and ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... subject includes floating the idea of restricting the number of superannuation funds to just 10 ("best in show", productivity commission), Future Fund managing default retirement savings, separating superannuation from workplace agreements and the place ...