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Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... public. Untersteiner said the data has shown very few complaints about financial advice, with just around 30 per month. "Our hope by releasing this data is that we see improvements and the industry takes action to reduce the number of complaints that ...

Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... such as climate change, mental health, and the impact of the digital revolution - are so significant that no one country can hope to solve them in isolation." In 2019, only 33% of the Institute's members were women. Of the Institute's 5400 members, 1100 ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
The day you, I and Irene lost sleep over contemplating the potency of future central bank policy actions, given their sharply reduced firepower, when the next threat to the global economy comes. The coronavirus outbreak has brought that day upon us. ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Morningstar argues that female startups still struggle, receiving a disproportionately small share of venture capital. But there is hope for change. "Morningstar subsidiary PitchBook found that VC investment into U.S. companies where at least one founder ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Superannuation experts are concerned the retirement income review may be getting out of hand, evidenced by numerous stakeholder submissions straying from the consultation guidelines by proposing a complete transformation of the super system. At the ...

How to ensure clients will pay higher fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... business," Anderson said. "There is no question that there is a strong demand for advice out there and that is what keeps our hope up."

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
An activist group who met with $50 billion industry fund HESTA following a protest have revealed that several from their group were so disappointed with the outcome of the meeting that they're leaving the fund. Healthy Futures is an organisation ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... to continue to grow via a new business stream. We are currently engaged in discussions with a major ASX Participant who we hope will become our first external client."

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... "unemployment expectations index" rose to a reading of 134.7 in February, up by 0.6% over the month and 12.3% over the year. I hope that I'm wrong, but at this point, I don't see what good another one or two or three RBA interest rate reductions ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... strategy; value, momentum, quality and low risk. Value guides investors to buy something when it's relatively cheap in the hope that this "mispricing" will disappear. Momentum argues that the winners of the past will tend to do well in the future ...