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We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Senator Jenny McAllister has renewed calls for federal parliament to include gender analyses every time a policy is put before the country's key decision makers. Delivering the inaugural Mavis Robertson address at the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
With International Women's Day around the corner the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has renewed calls for the federal government to make gender inequality a priority. The ACTU's updated gender pay gap report shows 60% of women aged between ...

DomaCom starts bookbuild for LGBTI retirement village

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
As the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras gears up for its big parade this weekend, DomaCom has begun to bookbuild Australia's first purpose designed retirement home for the gay community. The Linton Estate in Ballan, Victoria, was founded by ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... performance of the Australian dollar during the comparable periods. The A$/US$ exchange rate dropped by 8.6% -- and 6.1% on the TWI - in Q3 but appreciated by 3.6% versus the US$ and 4.7% on the TWI in Q4. The deterioration in external trade is also ...

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from ACE Insurance following an investigation into one of its divisions, Combined Insurance. Under the EU, ACE Insurance is required to appoint an independent expert to review Combined's compliance systems ...

Advisers under the Periscope

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The annual Business Innovation and Social Advice Summit hosted by The Social Adviser is kicking off next week, with financial advisers given the option to follow select sessions through Periscope. Periscope is the new livestreaming video app launched ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...

CalPERS chief executive retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
The largest public pension fund in the US is searching for a new chief executive after Anne Stausboll announced she will retire in June 2016. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced overnight that Stausboll will leave ...

Latest Power50 list unveiled

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
This year's most influential people in social media within the Australian financial services industry have been unveiled in the latest FS Power50. Now in its third year, the annual list recognises the leading lights driving the conversation mainly on ...

SMSFs ramp up trading in turbulent markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors are making the most of recent volatility and buying cheap when the market is low, CommSec trading data shows. CommSec SMSFs trading patterns for the week ending 28 August 2015, which included the biggest single ...