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SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will impact wage growth and the government will need to weigh up the impacts of that. Speaking at the House of Representatives Standing Committee ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
APRA has been forced to clarify the standards it holds for superannuation trustees when valuing unlisted assets. It comes as the market downturn as a result of the pandemic and the Early Release of Superannuation Scheme (ERS) has led to industry concerns ...

ASIC slammed over SMSF data

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics scrutinised ASIC over its SMSF fact sheet in a public hearing reviewing the 2019 ASIC Annual Report. ASIC's SMSF Fact Sheet published last year outlined that the average cost of running ...

NULIS calls for clearer regulatory definitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
NULIS said it intends to explore opportunities to enhance its intra-fund advice offering, but requires more concise regulatory definitions before it can proceed. In a written response submitted to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Law firm Slater and Gordon has slammed AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's criticism of litigation funding and class actions, as AMP continues to battle lawsuits sparked by the Royal Commission. Slater and Gordon head of class actions Ben Hardwick ...

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
The approved product lists AMP financial advisers are beholden to have come under fire from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Labor MP Andrew Leigh questioned AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari on how the institution ...

AFA, FPA share bleak view of industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
The Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia have appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, sharing austere views of the financial advice industry. AFA general manager, policy ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia's internal analysis has explored the other side of the superannuation guarantee debate, finding the costs of an increase in mandated savings may be shared between both employers and workers. A piece of internal analysis ...

Asgard, Future Super shamed on ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
At a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that was supposed to focus on ME Bank's recent troubles, the super funds performing poorly in terms of early release copped surprise criticism. APRA had advised that early ...

Renewed scrutiny for ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has asked to recall ME Bank to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics after correspondence with ASIC for a hearing later this week. During ME Bank chief executive James McPhee's appearance at the last ...