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Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... director since 2015. Currently the chief executive of the National Irrigators Council, Whan was previously a NSW cabinet minister overseeing different portfolios, including rural water and tourism. Club Plus Super also appointed Susan Weston to the board ...

Politicians dishonest about fraud: VOFF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... when it comes to handling fraud conduct. In an open letter to Labor's newly minted Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones, VOFF recalled several instances of inconsistent positions adopted by Jones and former ...

Downsizer contributions skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... applies when the member moves their super savings into retirement phase. It is not exempt from the Age Pension means test. Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar said: "I am pleased to announce that contributions have reached $1 ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A gathering of G7 ministers responsible for development cooperation has issued a strong statement in support of impact investing. This comes after world leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. ...

John Key under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
An independent review into ANZ New Zealand has seen former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key come under fire over governance issues at the bank. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is requesting assurance from ANZ that it is operating in a prudential ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... reach stratospheric levels." This is where industry super believes it has the power to make change. ISA chair and former Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet said industry funds were ready to help the Government address these ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... ultimately improve outcomes for members. Speaking at the Bloomberg Buy-Side Forum in Sydney yesterday morning, the Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology reinforced the Federal Government's stance on reviewing ...

Advice associations meet new minister

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... Planning Association of Australia and the Association of Financial Advisers together met with newly appointed Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume yesterday. FPA chair Marisa Broome and ...

Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... expenses in question fell short of the standards required of a chief executive. ANZ New Zealand chair - and former Prime Minister of New Zealand - John Key said: "We are disappointed David is leaving ANZ under such circumstances after such a long career ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
If there's anything that's 100% certain, it is that the European Central Bank (ECB) will keep current interest rate settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.40%. Although, given the mounting ...