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ASIC, MLC Nominees and NULIS in court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... Nominees and NULIS have already agreed to remediate impacted members, a letter from lawyer Kim Turner on behalf of ASIC states: "The conduct of the trustees did not promote confident and informed decision making by retail clients." "Further, it promoted ...

Industry fund hikes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... in both instances has remained the same, despite the increased premiums. A significant event notice on WA Super's site states: "Over the last two years there has been a significant increase in the number of members claiming on their death, TPD and income ...

Former PIMCO chief guilty in admissions scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... pleaded guilty to charges in relation to the ongoing Operation Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal in the United States. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, former PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge conspired with Rick ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... jump to over US$10,000 after Xi's remarks. The unexpected validation of blockchain by President Xi comes as the United States and China are in the late stages of trying to reach a trade deal. The two nations have engaged in a tech war over companies ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... confidence, investment decisions, and global trade," the report said. Australia's heavy reliance on China and the United States being a major cause for concern as the fund warns that with "a projected slowdown in China and the United States, and prominent ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... capitalise on the e-commerce boom. Blackstone said the deal comprises of 60 million square feet across 465 warehouses in 26 US states. President of Colony Capital Darren Stewart said Blackstone was the ideal choice to lead the business during its next ...

NAB builds banking team, cuts fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... The majority of the new roles are based in Victoria and New South Wales, with over 130 of the 163 being across those two states. NAB chief customer officer of business and private Anthony Healy said the bank understands the need to align its ambitions ...

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... increase to 67 in 2023." "Along with Denmark, we are the first of a number of OECD countries to take this step - the United States and Spain are next in 2027." However, Natixis managing director for Australia Louise Watson pointed out that the gap between ...

SG increase will not help women: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... between men and women for large industry superannuation funds. The superannuation gap between men and women across the states was found to be: Victoria (31%), Queensland (34%), New South Wales (26%), South Australia (33%), Tasmania (33%), ACT (20%) and ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... professionalism Phil Anderson argues that the complexity of grandfathered commissions has been overlooked by policy makers. Anderson states in the paper that the 2012 Future of Financial Advice legislation introduced a number of bans that are relevant ...