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Labor backs ASIC data retention authority

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... important to making this bill what it should be-a bill that will help our law enforcement and security agencies to make Australians safer but without compromising our rights and freedoms that we, as citizens of democracy living under the rule of law ...

CMSF closes with focus on policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... "extensive experience in the industry and for demonstrating their passion for creating better retirement outcomes for all Australians," Garcia said.

FSC supports longer threshold for unclaimed life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... monies. According to Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's statement, this resulted in "real financial distress for many Australians, including older Australians and community groups, who were not able to access their own funds when they needed them." ...

Advisers need to provide multi-pronged services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
Cost is a prohibitive factor for many Australians in taking up comprehensive financial advice, but they are happy to transition from lower-priced discrete advice to a holistic service over time. This is the key finding of Investment Trends' 2014 Advice ...

Investment professionals depressed over future employment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... "Chinese respondents anticipate GDP growth of 6.2% and India 5.8%, figures which far exceed the anaemic 1.6% from Australians," Serhan said, and noted that in this context, Chinese and Indians' optimistic expectations were "not surprising." He added ...

Turnbull on super and housing debate: "a thoroughly bad idea"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
Communications Minister and Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull slammed Treasurer Joe Hockey's suggestion that young Australians could be given early access to their superannuation to help them buy their first house. "My own view is that would be a thoroughly ...

CBA rolls out IRESS systems to all advice groups

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... investment in technology will help us secure and enhance the financial wellbeing of our customers by ensuring that all Australians have easy access to quality and affordable financial advice," CBA executive general manager of advice Marianne Perkovic ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... transition. The remaining legislative changes should allow consumers and employers to exercise choice of super fund. Most Australians think they can choose their own super fund, however many cannot due a gaping hole in the 2005 choice of fund laws. These ...

Super funds blend ETFs into investment strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Superannuation funds have started to use exchange traded funds (ETFs) for cash equitisation or to enter new markets. "Over the last 18 to 24 months we have seen more institutional investors tap the ETF market, as we see more product proliferation on ...

AustralianSuper adds London site to property portfolio

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
AustralianSuper has bought a 25% stake in a large mixed-use property investment in London's King's Cross. The purchase is the $84 billion industry super fund's first direct London investment and only its second in the UK. AustralianSuper will join the ...