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VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Australia's only exchange-traded fund to track S&P/ASX 200 companies which pay 100% franked dividends has changed its strategy. The VanEck Vectors S&P/ASX Franked Dividend ETF (ASX: FDIV) tracked an index that VanEck developed with S&P Dow Jones ...

Wealth management investigations spike

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
The corporate regulator's wealth management investigations increased 129% in the year to March 2019, ASIC commissioner John Price said yesterday. In opening comments to a keynote panel discussion at the Governance and Risk Management Forum in Melbourne ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
In her first industry address since inheriting the superannuation portfolio, Senator Jane Hume reinforced the Federal Government's plans to fix the structural problems across the retirement system and ultimately improve outcomes for members. Speaking ...

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
Indigenous Australians are being let down by financial institutions' failure to provide access to basic banking services and recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals. Of the 620 ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe provided the clearest indication yet that the Australian central bank is poised to cut interest rates, potentially at its June 4 meeting. The transcript of Lowe's speech - titled 'The Economic ...

Australians demand unpaid super laws: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
A new survey conducted by Industry Super Australia reveals political parties are not doing enough to tackle unpaid superannuation and that legislation is the only solution to an ongoing problem. An overwhelming majority of participants (89%) want a ...

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
Australians concerned about their retirement savings should keep in mind the superannuation reforms at stake as they head to the polls tomorrow. A new analysis from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees found Australians' retirement ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The SMSF Association has added two self-managed super specialists to its board. Tracey Scotchbrook, vice chair of the West Australian Local Community, and Michael Houlihan, chair of the Victorian Local Community will join the board of the association. ...

CBA owes staff $15 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) notified the Finance Sector Union (FSU) it will have to reimburse staff after a series of errors resulted in workers being underpaid. Thousands of current and former employees of CBA and BankWest have been underpaid ...

Heffron reshuffles leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
SMSF solutions provider Heffron has appointed a new managing director. In a leadership reshuffle, head of product Meg Heffron is stepping into the managing director role. Heffron, who co-founded the business with the now former managing director Martin ...