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Banks launch major consumer protection program today

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... customers to do their banking wherever and whenever they want." NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn also commented on the plan (some of which is subject to regulatory approval), saying: "Our commitment to our customers is to make it easier to do business ...

ANZ makes two senior advice appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
ANZ has made two senior appointments for its advice and wealth business. Darren Whereat, now general manager aligned dealers and advice standards, was previously chief executive of RI Advice Group. Prior to that, he was head of key accounts and dealer ...

Govt change could spell more severe LIF bill: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
A change in government could impact the severity of the recently lapsed Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016, according to Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive officer Dante De Gori. ...

Standard Life makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Standard Life Investments has bolstered a commitment to its Australian business with two new hires in both the institutional and retail divisions. Joining SLI as investment director, institutional business, is Kate Hillyar. She will report to head of ...

Government boosts ASIC with $127m package

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Following industry speculation, the Turnbull Government has announced a $127.2 million reform package for ASIC. The announcement follows Labor's calls for a Royal Commission into the financial services industry, which both the Prime Minister and Treasurer ...

Ausbil wins industry fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... mining - essentially any industry operating in regional and rural Australia. In May 2014, the fund merged with Health Industry Plan.

Budget leak proposes super tax crackdown

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... the detail right." Whiteley said the concession crackdown would only make the system fairer if the government reverses its plan to increase super taxes for low income earners from July 2017 with the abolition of the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC). ...

Aussie income managers underperforming

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Investors planning for retirement have been warned to stick to fundamentals in the wake of new data showing Australian equity fund managers with an income objective have delivered below-market returns in recent years. Income funds covered by Lonsec ...

BlackRock's Fink issues stark warning for global economy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... attention has been paid to the toll these low rates - and now negative rates - are taking on the ability of investors to save and plan for the future," Fink said. As a result, a 35-year-old looking to generate $48,000 per year in retirement income beginning ...

Another US pension giant exits hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The trustees of giant US pension plan New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) have voted to liquidate the fund's hedge fund holdings. Hedge funds represent about 2.8% of NYCER's total US$51.2 billion ($65.9 billion). Hedge funds have faced ...