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KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... positions while on, or about to take maternity leave. KPMG has taken a proactive stance to address gender diversity in its workplace, introducing gender targets of 25% female partners, and 40% women in senior leadership by July 2016. Wingrove said growth ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... another solid financial year, according to SelectingSuper's latest performance survey. The SelectingSuper survey of Workplace fund returns is based on performance data from 82 Workplace products. SelectingSuper is part of the Rainmaker group. The research ...

Members less likely to switch from workplace funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Members are two thirds more likely to switch their personal super funds than their workplace super fund, explaining why retail wealth groups are ramping up their political campaign to decouple superannuation from industrial awards. Roy Morgan has just ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... in Financial Planning by 31 December 2017. This is by no means the minimum requirements at every financial services workplace. The minimum training for financial advisers is known as RG146 - a regulatory guide developed by ASIC that focuses around training ...

Plan sponsors have fiduciary obligations: SCOTUS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
In a case that is expected to send shock waves through the US workplace superannuation market, the US Supreme Court has agreed that 401(k) sponsors have a fiduciary obligation to not just monitor their funds but remove underperforming or excessively ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... exercise choice of fund and all employers should be able to choose any MySuper product to be the default fund for their workplace." Loane added that in the Financial System Inquiry, choice and competition were at the centre of recommendations on superannuation. ...

Cbus faces serious industry problems with super payments

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... determination to bring about change to strengthen its Privacy Management Framework. The expertise and diversity amongst the Workplace Distribution Unit should be increased to enhance the valuable role they play for the Fund in managing the relationship ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
In its final Financial System Inquiry (FSI) submission to the Treasury, the Financial Services Council (FSC) has petitioned Government to allow APRA-approved MySuper funds into the default superannuation market. Arguing that the current system stifles ...

Ethnic diversity more concerning than pay

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... address, 46% of respondents highlighted the lack of women in senior roles and 40% asked for more flexibility in the workplace. However, only 4.5% mentioned equal pay as an issue, while 27% mentioned ethnic diversity within the industry as a challenge. ...

Infocus to provide advice to First Super members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Industry Fund Services (IFS) and dealer group Infocus Wealth Management will provide full financial advice services to First Super members. Under the arrangement, Infocus' financial advisers based in Adelaide will travel to locations around South Australia ...