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Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
With International Women's Day around the corner the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has renewed calls for the federal government to make gender inequality a priority. The ACTU's updated gender pay gap report shows 60% of women aged between ...

ANZ Wealth alternatives head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
The head of alternative investments at ANZ Wealth will leave the company tomorrow. Simon Ford has managed ANZ Wealth's real estate, hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure, credit, commodities and insurance investments for six years, having joined ...

Financial services jobs at risk of automation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
A new report released by the CSIRO predicts that 44% of jobs currently performed by Australian workers are at risk of automation, especially routine jobs within the services industry such as in the financial sector. The CSIRO report, "Tomorrow's Digitally ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
In case you missed it, finance and central bank head honchos of the Group of 20 (G-20) met over the weekend in Shanghai. But you may as well have (missed it, that is) for it was more of the same - promised-filled and action-short. In its communique ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... has said. Commenting on the Parliamentary debate about reducing the Capital Gains Tax exemption for super funds, AIST CEO Tom Garcia said such a move would hit the retirement savings of all fund members. "We urge the Government to re-focus super tax ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Renee McGowan is fluent in Indonesian and has worked in over 30 countries during her career. As Mercer chief customer and marketing officer, she has become the organisation's custodian of customers. McGowan admits she had a fairly accidental entry into ...

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... this is the time for not-for-profit funds to shine. And as Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia noted to Financial Standard, part of this may in some cases come down to fees: "In times of low returns, fees make a ...

Financial services to be a greater part of "economic narrative"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Jim Chalmers said greater policy emphasis needs to be placed on financial services' role in the Australian economy. Speaking at the Value Alliance Annual Reception in Sydney, Chalmers referred ...

Productivity Commission should focus on Choice underperformance: AIST

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia has said that the Productivity Commission Review of superannuation should focus on the underperformance of funds in the Choice sector. Specifically, Garcia recommended that the ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... portfolio as well as the mix of options. All of these strategies are designed to target clients' specific risk/return objectives. Tom Lee, managing director - investment strategy and research at the Parametric Minneapolis Investment Center, said: "We ...