Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 461 - 470 of 1045 results for "Productivity"

Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... brokers to act in the best interest of the consumers. Other changes the Coalition plans to introduce in three years are Productivity Commission recommendations, including a new requirement that the value of upfront commissions be linked to the amount ...

Rice Warner predicts super fee-hike

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Rice Warner is predicting Productivity Commission recommendations aimed to curb the number of individual superannuation accounts will impact super funds to the tune of $350 million. The researcher believes the number of superannuation accounts in Australia ...

Rainmaker welcomes new head of superannuation research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... Rainmaker executive director, research and compliance Alex Dunnin said recent reports from the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission, combined with expanded product sets following new market entrants and new types of products being launched, "create ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... within the financial services industry. It specifically referenced the Royal Commission, the final report of the Productivity Commission's inquiry into superannuation and the BEAR legislation. For the super sector, APRA has outlined three specific ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... as the major super funds with the lowest satisfaction beyond the top 10. Despite KPMG's recent assertion that the Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show list would not be adopted, Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Productivity Commission's recommendation of a 'best in show' list for superannuation funds will not be adopted, according to KPMG. In a new report, KPMG states it is highly unlikely a shortlist of default super providers will eventuate. This is ...

Opportunities outweigh threats when it comes to SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... year of the most significant build-up of forces for change," Maroney said. "Whether it's official inquiries like the Productivity Commission or the work of the Royal Commission; and there's a federal election coming up with some diametrically different ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... report of the financial services Royal Commission handed down last Monday, Hayne came to the same conclusion as the Productivity Commission on the matter - that each person have one default account and that this account move with them as they move across ...

Former Westpac GM joins APRA review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... financial stability within its frameworks and its readiness to respond to issues raised by both the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission. The inquiries recently raised several issues about APRA's capability, including its ability to regulate ...

Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... Council on superannuation, retirement income and funds management policy initiatives, particularly in the areas of the Productivity Commission's superannuation inquiry and the financial services Royal Commission. "Australians are retiring with larger ...