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Regulatory sandbox exemption welcomed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
ASIC has released a consultation paper on proposed further measures to accelerate innovation in Australian financial services, a move which has been welcomed by the fintech industry. The paper discusses a number of barriers ASIC has identified fintech ...

Suncorp rolls out online only super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Suncorp's superannuation arm has launched an online only product with several aims, including bridging the relationships between financial advisers and less engaged super members. Known as Suncorp Brighter Super, the product gives both advisers and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Surveys show accumulation and retirement battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Two superannuation industry surveys published this week have again reflected the difference between Australia's strong accumulation system and its problematic retirement models. Results from a Roy Morgan survey of more than 18,000 Australians with superannuation ...

QIC appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt recently announced the appointment of a former AMP Capital chief executive to the board of funds management giant QIC. Joining the board of QIC as its ninth member is Stephen Dunne. Pitt said the expansion will deepen ...

Super gap concerns plaguing over 50s

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Older Australian's are increasingly worried about the retirement savings gap, with one in three women believing they'll have "far from enough to retire one", compared to one in five men. MLC's latest Wealth Sentiment Survey the quarterly survey of over ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... retailing (-1.4%) and Other specialised food retailing (-1.1%). Australia trade deficit Australia's trade balance remains in the red but the A$1.58 billion deficit recorded in April represents a substantial 19.7% improvement from the previous month's ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Retirees' cost of living reduced in the first three months of 2016 but it doesn't mean they are necessarily any closer to achieving adequate retirements. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released its Retirement Standard quarterly ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has acknowledged the Productivity Commission's challenging task in measuring the competitiveness and efficiency of a complex and heterogeneous system and its wider industry. In its first submission ...

Life insurance adviser group hits out at FSC priorities

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group has criticised the Financial Service Council's statement of policy priorities, arguing customers will be "worse off" if the Life Insurance Framework goes ahead. The group, formed in 2015 to give life insurance advisers ...