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BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
The choice to replace BUSSQ chair Paula Masters with a builder with years of hands-on industry experience makes sense. Chris Taylor hails from a very different background from the chairs of other super funds. It is an unusual appointment, alright. He ...

Retirement fears on the rise: AMP

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... "Heightened by increasing cost of living pressures, this fear of running out stems from a basic lack of understanding- an awareness gap- of their finances and the retirement system." Hillier said that as a result, many Australians are under-spending ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... calculations show that women do just over half of all the work performed in Australia. Nevertheless, women face a gender pay gap, a gender income gap, and a gender super gap. "Expecting women to do more of the unpaid work than men is a social norm inherited ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... whether falling adviser numbers would see super funds, banks and insurers considered to provide some form of advice and plug the gap - something that has been proposed by Michelle Levy already. "There are inherent problems involved with vertically integrated ...

Will listed infrastructure protect portfolios during market downturn?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... recent negative returns, global equities have performed well against listed infrastructure over five and 10 years, although the gap between them depends on which infrastructure index is used. "This is because different methodologies are used by the different ...

Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... with a particular focus on climate skills. The research follows similar studies done in Canada and Ireland that uncovered a gap in the skills that the financial services industry needs, with Atherton saying it was suspected the gap existed in Australia ...

APRA aims to bolster financial crisis response

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
APRA has begun consulting on new prudential standards to strengthen the financial crisis response of banks, insurers and superannuation trustees. The regulator said the two proposed standards are aimed at ensuring entities are prepared to deal with ...

HESTA adds Woodside, Santos to climate watchlist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... "HESTA has engaged with these companies since at least 2018. While we've seen some progress, there's evidence of a gap between the companies' commitments and their actions to transition their businesses in line with Paris Agreement goals." ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Scheerlinck lamented the glacial pace of change for women when it comes to superannuation. Touching on why closing the gender super gap is a top priority for AIST this year, Scheerlinck said she is getting sick of talking about all that is not being ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
An ASIC review of individual disability income insurance claims has determined that more work is needed by insurers to ensure customers are protected from unfair practices. ASIC has longstanding concerns about the potential consumer harm resulting from ...