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Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
Superannuation executives at the ASFA Conference have learned of the challenges facing other defined contribution pension systems around the world. Kicking off the second day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne, Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy ...

Retired Aussies make financial decisions alone

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
New research shows Australian retirees are not only making financial decisions without professional advice, but in many cases also without the input of their life partners. According to the latest research of global asset manager Franklin Templeton ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
Tech-darling Afterpay has suffered a slide in the ranking of the world's leading fintech innovators. The annual KPMG and H2 Ventures FINTECH100 list is a collaboration between the global consulting firm and Sydney-based venture capital investment ...

ASIC called out over super fund disclosures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Challenger's Jeremy Cooper has labelled ASIC's extension for portfolio holding disclosures a "free kick" for the superannuation industry. The regulator announced earlier this week that it is extending the deadline for super trustees to disclose ...

RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
ASIC has filed a Federal Court action against RI Advice and one of its former financial advisers who was the subject of a case study during the Royal Commission. Commencing court action today, the corporate regulator has alleged RI Advice failed to ...

Macquarie to cut jobs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Macquarie Group has decided to focus its cash equities business within the Asia Pacific region, reducing its presence in US and European markets. The group said the decision was in response to "structural changes" in the broader market after it conducted ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Super "whatever it takes" Mario Draghi's final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it ...

AMP contests senior lawyer's claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Larissa Baker Cook overplayed her role in fee-for-no-services escalation and could be "verbose and dominant" in conversations, AMP says in its defence to her claim seeking compensation for unfair dismissal. The senior lawyer dragged her former employer ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A former AMP lawyer is claiming over $2 million from the company for unfair dismissal after she raised concerns about fee-for-no-services practices with its former top executives. Larissa Baker Cook was involved in AMP's legal preparation for the ...

APRA won't appeal IOOF judgement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will not appeal the Federal Court decision to dismiss its court action against IOOF. The case related to the management of conflicts of interest, the appropriate use of superannuation fund reserves and ...