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Beware the retirement trap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... are lost," Cohen said. "Unfortunately, such investments generally entail taking risk above levels which are commonly recommended for retirees."

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
More than a year after it was recommended by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, the government has taken steps to extend the Banking Executive Accountability regime to include super funds and other APRA-regulated entities. Set to be known as the Financial ...

Regulation costly, time consuming: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The CSIRO has recommended a more lenient approach to regulation in the corporate world in a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology. The science body noted that Australia's strong regulatory environment ...

SMSF adviser hit with ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... investigated by ASIC when he was an authorised representative of Ballast Financial Management. ASIC found that Blazejczyk had recommended that his clients set up SMSFs despite them having low superannuation balances. This meant those clients were exposed ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... strengthen its strategic asset allocation framework. "All ETFs included in the models must have a minimum 'Lonsec Recommended rating' and the model portfolio may include ETFs not issued by VanEck," it said. "Lonsec will be performing ongoing ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... suggests the average 35-year-old remaining within their existing fund would find simply changing to the investment option recommended by Decimal could boost their super balance by 5%, or an extra $15,000 on an initial projected balance of $300,000. Sargon ...

NULIS satisfies ASIC requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... this month NULIS reported to ASIC that it had implemented a series of changes to internal policies and procedures recommended to it by KPMG, the independent expert charged with assessing and reporting on the adequacy of NULIS' compliance and risk management ...

RMBS scrutiny could be loosened in US

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... compliant manner. Public input from investors has been requested. A recent US Department of Treasury housing reform plan recommended that the SEC review RMBS asset disclosure requirements. In Australia, RMBS issuance is a major source of funding for ...

Wealth income halved, Hartzer skips $1.6m bonus

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... cash bonus, with the board unimpressed by some "poor customer outcomes" highlighted by the Royal Commission. Hartzer recommended Westpac's directors skip his cash bonus, which was likely to land at around $1.6 million after his performance scorecard ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... within the ASX. The report Somes referred to was published in February this year, in which the IMF stated: "It is recommended that authorities are granted additional powers to support fair and effective competition between/among infrastructures." "Competition ...