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

Search Results

Showing 481 - 490 of 2382 results for "Finding"

Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... swimming in our lanes; we're swimming in many funnels nationally across a lot of lanes. And I think that for many of us finding how we succeed and define ourselves with this new competitive threat, let alone new competitive threats that could come ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... And yet not enough is done to fix it. "Low pay, low super. Time out of the workforce, no super." She acknowledged that finding a solution doesn't sit solely with the superannuation sector but did say that more could be done by the financial services ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...

APRA removes Westpac liquidity add-on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
APRA has removed Westpac's liquidity add-on after finding it breached prudential standards. The 10% add-on was applied to the net cash outflow component of Westpac's liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) and will no longer be included from today. In a statement ...

Four MySuper products fail for second time: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... with marketing spin. Instead funds have been forced to face reality and act in their members best interests by merging or finding other improvements like reducing fees," he said.

ASIC capability review released

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (FRAA) reviewed ASIC and said it's generally effective and capable but there are still some important opportunities to enhance performance. The FRAA released its report, Effectiveness and Capability Review ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
Treasury has kicked off its review of adviser professional standards with a consultation paper that outlines its proposed new pathway for experienced advisers. The government's position has been that a minimum of 10 years' experience and a clean ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
ASIC has released its corporate plan, outlining strategic priorities and its course of action for the next four years, with a particular focus on the retirement sector. The regulator highlighted four strategic priorities. One of its primary focuses ...

Females, millennials lead the way in SMSFs: Class

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
According to Class's 2022 Annual Benchmark Report, female SMSF balances are rising faster than males and most new SMSFs are being established by millennials. Over the past three years, millennials have become the largest cohort of all the age groups ...