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FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

Reg compliance with archaic technology unlikely: Bravura

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The inflexibility of service providers' technology infrastructure will make the challenge of complying with new financial services regulations potentially 'insurmountable', a software administrator has warned. Bravura's APAC managing director Roland ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
Superannuation members could be scared off growth assets by APRA's communication of investment risk, said three industry organisations. In a letter sent to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Actuaries Institute and ...

Passing of IMR bill to attract foreign investors: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Australia's financial services industry will benefit from a tax law amendment, which removes uncertainty that had been a barrier to overseas investment, said Bill Shorten, minister for financial services and superannuation. Amendments to the Investment ...

Separate wealth from income strategy: Merton

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Thinking about a wealth goal for members isn't remotely the same as a member-specific income goal and strategy - which should be the next generation solution for securing retirement income. That's according to Nobel laureate in economics, Robert Merton ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Tranche one of the Federal Government's MySuper legislation has passed through the House of Representatives, with some last-minute amendments. A push by Greens deputy leader and employment spokesperson Adam Bandt to stop employers gouging additional ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Political forces are exerting a much greater influence in market movement, according to AMP Capital. "Investing in shares is increasingly perceived to be risky and fruitless," said Nader Naeimi, head of dynamic asset allocation at AMP Capital. "The ...

Wake up call for instos on staff retention

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
While the vast majority of the country's finance professionals want to remain living and working in Australia at the moment, four in five are considering moving out of the sector and into alternative industries. These were among the findings of eFinancialCareers ...

Sunsuper expands nationally

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Sunsuper has appointed four new business development managers as part of a push to expand the fund's national footprint. The hires, based in Perth and Sydney, coincide with the launch of a major advertising campaign targeted at consumers outside of ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Just as super funds in Australia are jumping on board engagement channels like blogging and targeting Gen Y, a US financial branding consultant group says the marketing world has already moved on. "After a decade of intense scrutiny, financial marketers ...