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Senate to investigate white-collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... in ASIC is like being hit by a lettuce leaf." Australian policy makers are looking at the US system for reference: "The United States, for instance, has double the potential jail-term available as compared to Australia in cases of fraud, insider trading ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... socialising about pensions in the pub with positive results. "Our first experiment was using people from Gogglebox in the United Kingdom," Jenkins said. "We got a couple from the show to start talking to people in the pub about pensions - nobody from ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... Frank Pegan will commit support from Australian and New Zealand institutional investors for sound climate policies at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Paris later this month. Pegan said he expects COP21 (the 21st Conference of Parties) ...

HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
HESTA chair Angela Emslie is now a board member of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after election results were released recently. Emslie has been appointed in one of two asset owner board positions, receiving 76 ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... the Paris attacks. Still, Friday the 13th 2015 only adds to the list of the 'why nots' for a December lift-off. We stand united with our French brothers and sisters.

Robo revolution to benefit human advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Digital advice tools should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat for the traditional advice market in the United States, according to the UB-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates. "Many industry stakeholders assume that ongoing advances ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... Amin Rajan said lifecycle superannuation funds are gaining traction not only in Australia but globally. He said in the United States about $700 billion has been invested in target-date funds (also known as lifecycle or lifestage) during the last five ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
A research paper by actuarial associations in Australia, the United States and United Kingdom criticises governments for tinkering with pension measures that may further confuse those nearing and in retirement. The paper, 'The challenge of longevity ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... these very low yield levels. But these stocks won't do so well when rates go up." The age of divergence With the US and the United Kingdom ready to raise rates and the Eurozone and Japan still undertaking quantitative easing policies, volatility is set ...

Frontier Advisors appoints former Mercer principal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... Carruthers holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in both the United Kingdom and Australia. The appointment is the first of a series of new appointments Frontier flagged in July and is hopeful ...