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Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... move forward together with confidence as we continue to serve our customers, clients, communities and shareholders." This isn't Dimon's first health scare; the Wall Street leader was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and continued to lead the bank ...

ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... legislated increase. Coates said the trade-off between more superannuation in retirement but lower living standards while working isn't worth it for most Australians. According to documents released in September last year, Treasury concluded Grattan's ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...

Group premiums rise 34%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... to have changed premiums on the back of the reforms include Rest, VicSuper, State Super and First Super. An increase of 34% isn't the highest seen, with WA Super increasing its premiums by as much as 60%.

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... active funds management, women made up 13.4% in 2000. Now, this figure sits at a disappointing 10.7%. The fixed income arena isn't much better, with female fund managers dropping from highs of 16% in 2000 to 11% last year. Similarly, equity fund managers ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
An activist group who met with $50 billion industry fund HESTA following a protest have revealed that several from their group were so disappointed with the outcome of the meeting that they're leaving the fund. Healthy Futures is an organisation ...

China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
Weekend reports that COVID-19 is not only multiplying but infecting more countries sent financial markets back. According to Al Jazeera, a total of 76,288 cases and 2345 deaths have been reported in mainland China as at February 21 - there'll be ...

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... allowing the business to take a "risk-based" view of anything alarming. It also collects evidence in real-time, ensuring evidence isn't lost in the time between an issue occurring and being detected. "We are delighted to have partnered with a leading ...

Value disconnect damages adviser relationships

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... understand the value of the advice they're getting. "And it can be frustrating for clients if it seems that their adviser isn't meeting their expectations." The Value of Advice report argues the role of financial advice has changed. "While an adviser's ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... twice as high as those who got advice in 2008. "Australia has a brilliant, world-class accumulation system but the retirement isn't there," Blomfield said. "This constant change, micro and macro adjustment, it has to stop. When you talk to an SMSF trustee ...