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Planning firm among healthiest Australian workplaces

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Financial services companies fared well in AIA's latest healthiest workplace survey, with a 21-year-old firm recognised as Australia's healthiest small workplace. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, planning firm Announcer and Mercer are all ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The head of Australian equities at a $1.36 trillion global investment manager predicts the asset class will deflect risks and a challenging policy environment to provide investors with a low beta source of "healthy" yield in 2019. T. Rowe Price head ...

For-profit lobbying leads to $53bn problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees believes carve-outs in superannuation reform designed to benefit the for-profit super sector are posing big problems for Australia's retirement system. Latest research from the AIST and UTS corporate ...

Social media reacts to final Royal Commission hearings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
As the final round of Royal Commission hearings drew to a close this week, commentators took to twitter to have their say on the commission's outcomes, efforts of counsel assisting and performances of bank executives in the hot seat. #BankingRoyalCommision ...

Pilot program to boost AIA staff mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
A new corporate health program trialled at AIA will allow the life insurer's staff to track their mental health progress. AIA employees are trialling a new corporate health program from mental health technology company Medibio, which allows the ...

Former planner charged with dishonesty

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
ASIC has charged a former financial planner with 13 dishonesty offences, for allegedly transferring SMSF funds to his own businesses. Bradley Grimm - who previously ran the now wound-up Ostrava Equities - allegedly transferred funds from the SMSFs of ...

Retirees happier as they get older: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
Latest research reveals retirees become much happier as they move through their post-paid work life. A State Super research survey titled Beyond Paid Work shows 82% of the fund's retirees have positive feelings about life in retirement, and highlights ...

Equity Trustees adds former family office leader to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
A former Mutual Trust chief executive is set to join the board of Equity Trustees. Tim Hammon has been appointed as a non-executive director of Equity Trustees, adding 10 years of leadership experience at one of Australia's prominent multi-family offices ...

Should banks fund customer litigation?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
NAB chair Ken Henry openly asked the Royal Commission whether the bank should fund customer litigation against itself. Remerging at the Royal Commission, NAB's plan service fee issue became a focal point of discussion between the bank's chair and counsel ...

Vertical integration not to blame

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Australia's largest financial services institutions all agree - the use of vertically integrated business models in the wealth management arms of banks was not the reason for the industry misconduct exposed in the Royal Commission. In their responses ...