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Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... actively about the products they offer, according to a discussion paper released at the Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum. "Financial services businesses and trustees of super funds need to start thinking differently if they want to stay viable," ...

Social media strategy works: FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Association (FPA) on its own social media platforms found on average 40 FPA members per week are joining its LinkedIn Members Forum, taking the total number to over 1,000. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the FPA, said social media is an important tool ...

ASIC strikes against currency trader

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... director Leslie Raymond Freeman, improperly withdrew cash from company accounts. Comments from an "insider" posted on a US forum site in February allege Freeman's actions are linked to the recent resignation of company directors including company president ...

CFD providers form industry body

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Australian Contracts for Difference providers have announced formation of a self-regulating industry forum to enhance operational efficiency and investor protection. The forum has established 16 standards that go over the existing regulations for the ...

MySuper should engage with lifecycling: Cooper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... on rebranded default options, according to super heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. This was the message delivered to an industry forum yesterday by the chairman of retirement income at Challenger and former chair of the federal government's super system review. ...

IMCA Australia launches CIMA Scholarship Program

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... researchers, investment consultants and portfolio managers Scholarship. Blackrock Investment Management and Portfolio Construction Forum will be providing two scholarships specifically for analysts within retail fund research houses, platforms, 'manage ...

Flawed assumptions pushing RRR too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... immediately following their retirement date. Reinforcing this, Wade Pfau wrote in the Advisor Perspectives wealth management forum that "Checking this [assumption] with the more recent 2010 Consumer Expenditure Survey, I found that those aged 65-74 spend ...

Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... of governance and transparency" since its inception in 2006, and would remain as the honorary chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds until 2013. Along with Gonski Steven Harker was appointed to the Future Fund board for a five year ...

APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... at are the performance hurdles that underpin these pay structures," Lewis said, speaking at a KPMG executive remuneration forum for non-executive directors. "Are these performance hurdles consistent with the prudent risk management of the firm? Or do ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The breadth and pace of regulatory change, ongoing cost pressures and lower real yields in traditional asset classes have been identified as the key challenges facing Australian superannuation. A discussion at recent Centre for Investor Education Fund ...