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Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... definitely an ethnic and cultural profile as to what management should look like," noting that while roughly 30% of Australians come from a culturally diverse background, just 5% of leadership on the ASX 200 does. "We have to move past this myth and ...

"We were wrong about super": FSC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The superannuation system was sold incorrectly to Australians, according to the Financial Services Council's new chair Geoff Lloyd. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Lloyd said: "The industry was wrong to sell super as ...

O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Dwyer noted that "too often" Australians have received bad or inadequate financial advice on life insurance which has prevented them from achieving "financial security ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... out as a factor bringing down the overall rating, with Australia ranked in the bottom five of countries in the GRI. "Australians benefit from mandatory superannuation policies however most still do not have an accurate picture of what is needed for a ...

Super fund CEO not seeking reappointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
The chief executive of the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has indicated he will not be seeking reappointment when his term expires on 29 January 2017. Howard Rosario, head of the $22 billion government fund for Western Australia public ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Australian employment The number of Australians who found jobs in June may have been less than market expectations - up 7,900 versus consensus forecast for a 10,000 increase - but the underlying details of the report provided positive underpinnings ...

SuperGuard360 gives SMSF trustees greater protection

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... "We are quite literally sitting on a ticking time bomb and more needs to be done to protect the many thousands of Australians who each year are establishing and saving for their retirement through SMSFs because of the independence and control it provides ...

NAB merger creates largest retail super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
NAB has merged five of its super funds into one, creating the largest retail fund in the country. The new MLC Super Fund comprises MLC MasterKey and Plum superannuation offerings, and represents roughly $70 billion in funds under management - this makes ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... Super, AustralianSuper, Christian Super, Australian Ethical, VicSuper and Catholic Super. "Every year we see more Australians opening their eyes to the opportunities to invest ethically and responsibly," the RIAA said. "Pleasingly, the investment industry ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... issues with default life insurance plans within superannuation: "I have big concerns that we have four or five million Australians with life insurance in their super and they don't even know they have it. It's an opt-out situation and I think it should ...