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APRA, ACCC sign new MoU

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have signed an updated memorandum of understanding in a bid to increase information sharing, coordination, and cooperation between the two regulators. ...

Australian Ethical rejigs insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Members that have fixed death and TPD or income protection will not have changes to cover and will remain the same until the age of 61 at which point it will start to reduce until it reaches zero at age 70. Australian Ethical noted there will no longer ...

Super fund boss remuneration on the agenda

KARREN VERGARA, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Two major superannuation funds are reviewing their remuneration structures as a result of COVID-19, which will potentially see many executive pay reduce, a public hearing found. Hostplus chief executive David Elia appeared before the House of Representatives ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, UK, US and Germany, found a correlation between risk appetite during the pandemic and the age of investors. The survey found millennials (aged 24-39) are the most active demographic in every global market, with nearly ...

Milestone Group appoints APAC lead

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The head of Asia Pacific for RBC Investor and Treasury Services has been appointed to lead Milestone Group's regional business... and Australia's recently consolidated super funds are in her sights. Industry veteran Marian Azer has nabbed a ...

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
A financial adviser has publicly called on the chief executive of Media Super to explain why a total and permanent disability claim for a very vulnerable client has been indefinitely delayed. ClaimRight founder and Financial Planning Association of ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... domiciled in Europe (76%), followed by the US and the rest of the world. "Europe's dominance is largely a reflection of the age of its sustainable fund market. Asset levels are supported by institutional investors with sustainable mandates, particularly ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... disproportionate load of domestic labour and care carried by women." According to the findings, 24.2% more women than men receive the Age Pension, with 31.5% more women than men on the full rate and 13% more on a part pension. More than a half a million ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... did not ask Szlakowski personal questions about men she had dated, classifying Szlakowski's allegation that Pahari asked the age of the oldest man she had dated as "not harassment". Burns found Pahari did not repeatedly ask Szlakowski to dance, but it ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
The Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme is expected to impact female workers and widen the gender superannuation gap according to The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super. New data shown at the annual Women's ...