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Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned on his former colleagues, Tim Wilson and Andrew Bragg, saying their proposal to give people access to super to spend in the housing market is "just wrong". Speaking with Industry Super Australia chair ...

Global net zero framework launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, providing institutional investors with a guide to implementing a net-zero investment strategy. Building on the IIGCC's existing body of work, the framework ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... experiences and approaches on overall business outcomes are well documented. As more companies recognise these benefits, it is my hope that scores on diversity, equity and inclusion will continue to improve. Q: If your daughter were entering the financial ...

Former adviser charged over fabricated information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... financial services in May 2018 after Nesseim provided three wholesale client certificates to ASIC that were backdated in the hope of ceasing or modifying an investigation the regulator had undertaken. ASIC alleges that, when questioned over the documents ...

Public sector super satisfaction rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... more than the legally required minimum 9.5% employer contribution," she said. "As for self-managed super funds, well you'd hope their members were satisfied with performance since they are the ones making the investment decisions!" Industry funds recorded ...

Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Members of merged superannuation funds are $15,000 better off in retirement, new research shows. An analysis by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found MySuper fees of merged entities dropped by 13.4% on average. The consumer advocate group looked at ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... about quite right. Informal get-togethers (er, drinking sessions) with friends and families reveal the same sentiments of hope, anxiety and hesitation. But in line with other leaders of the world who got the first jab, "Great Scott" declares that, "This ...

AFCA chair under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The woes of Crown Resorts seem far from over, and now scrutiny has turned to executive chair Helen Coonan - with some suggesting she should resign from AFCA before her term as chair ends in May. Today Crown announced that Coonan will be paid an extra ...

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
CommSec said it has seen a 200% increase in investors seeking executional information around how trading works as younger people show increased interest in wholesale trading. CommSec said first time traders contributed to around 10% of total trades ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the spectacle within the superannuation sector and the conflicting views from executives and industry bodies, which she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services ...