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Australians prioritise car cover over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
Australians prioritise insuring their cars more than their own lives, latest research shows. The majority of Australians (71%) have a car policy in place, while less than a third (31%) will make an effort to take out life insurance, comparison website ...

IPO activity to slow down

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... $179 million, which is a 70% reduction on the $603 million sought at the end of 2017. "Materials stocks made up the majority of the proposed listings with seven listings, showing market sentiment still remains for this sector," he said. "Overall the ...

AustralianSuper hikes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... APRA data on AustralianSuper shows about 13.3% or 295,774 members have balances less than $1000 as at June 2018. The majority of AustralianSuper members (963,887) have less than $25,000. Overall, APRA estimates that 25.7% of superannuation funds have ...

LICs defy franking credit refund changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... earnings and retirees that don't have a "strong voice." As such, the LICs are advocating for its investors, the majority of which are Australians entitled to the benefits of the franking system. Freeman is urging the Labor Party to reconsider its ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... Policy Observatory and the University of Sussex suggests about 7450,000 jobs will be lost under a no-deal Brexit. The majority of job losses (148,000) will hit London the hardest. Consulting and accounting firm EY says not only are numerous financial ...

Labor reforms to increase welfare dependency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... seek welfare. In an address yesterday, Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System chair Deborah Ralston said the vast majority of those to be hit by Labor's plan are not wealthy, describing the move as a cruel blow to self-funded retirees. The Alliance ...

State Street names Asia Pacific head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... head of global services worldwide. Erickson paid tribute to Martin's deep expertise at the firm. "Ian has led the majority of State Street's businesses in the region throughout his career including investment servicing, trading and research within global ...

Minimum SMSF balance misleading: SuperConcepts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... report has confused the market in distinguishing between a fund balance and that of an individual member. "The vast majority of funds have more than one member and this needs to be absolutely clear when issuing guidance and potential accountability to ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
... opportunities that might be overlooked by the market and "do so before it's too late." Carlsson-Sweeny explained the majority of a company's value is increasingly coming from intangible drivers and they're often ESG drivers, such as corporate culture ...

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... Australian Executor Trustees (AET) and IOOF Ltd. IOOF said these subsidiaries have already moved their boards to a majority of independent directors and an independent chair. IOOF acting chairman Allan Griffiths said: "We continue to focus on addressing ...