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Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... negative outcomes when peoples pensions benefits and aged care system,' said Burwood. Shorten has called on older Australians and other interested stakeholders to comment on the proposals. Consultation on the draft legislation closes on 17 August 201 ...

Super funds hit back at anti-carbon tax groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds and fund managers have warned against the advertising campaign against the carbon tax, with concerns it's misleading the public and threatening a shareholder resolution. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), responsible for ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... consists of 16 members drawn from a global signatory base. "It's a great honour, I think it's very important that we have Australians on the council to allow us to embed our version of investment risk mitigation," said Byrne. The next meeting will take ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Service licensees including accountants, superannuation trustees and financial planners. ASIC said it found one-third of Australians now prefer scalable advice and as such the regulator has released a consultation paper to provide guidance on how scalable ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... phase in insurance. Launched in conjunction with the Financial Services Council (FSC), the report found 17 per cent of Australians use their mobile-connected devices to search for and make decisions about insurance, a market insurers want to tap into ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... economic and financial market carnage that's sure to follow if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday next week. But as we Australians say, "she'll be right mate." The US bond market agrees. Yields of 10-year Treasuries have come down by 4 basis points to 2.95% ...

Super Choice did not change super habits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Super Choice legislation enabling consumers to choose their superannuation fund has made little impact on the way Australians choose superannuation, a report has found. The Roy Morgan Superannuation and Wealth Management in Australia report for July ...

Improved governance called for all round

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Several large superannuation funds last week demanded improved corporate governance in the wake of the News Corporation scandal, but both the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors have said the ...

LGS earns sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... that it's important to encourage other superannuation funds to invest responsibly. Given their fiduciary duty to all Australians, super funds are in an ideal position to integrate ESG practices into their investment decision making," said Lambert. LGS ...

Older people seek more financial advice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... Only 37.1% of those aged under 34 with superannuation had sought financial advice from a planner. The report found Australians progressively use financial planners as they get older. Liam Diggin, principal adviser at financial planning firm Mentor1 ...