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No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... been labelled cruel for considering postponing the legislated rise to the superannuation guarantee by those speaking at the ACTU Emergency Super Summit. Executive director at Per Capita, Emma Dawson said indication that a lower SG will help build wages ...

Financial advice firms facing failure: Dynamic Asset Consulting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Dynamic Asset Consulting (DAC) has warned that financial advisers are putting their businesses and their clients at serious risk by implementing traditional strategic asset allocation (SAA) portfolios. DAC portfolio manager Jerome Lander said most Australian ...

Group risk inflows fall 15%

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
New research from actuary Plan For Life has found that overall group risk premium inflows fell 15% over the 12 months to June, with fresh legislation to blame. This includes the 'Protecting Your Super' legislation, which came into effect on 1 July 2019 ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Australian landlords aren't all rejoicing. Yes Virginia, we're all aware this is happening in this land "girt by sea" under pandemic but the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has actually put facts and figures behind this in its September 2020 ...

More clarity on life insurance best interest duty needed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
An Actuaries Institute Taskforce has made sweeping recommendations for broad changes to Australia's retail disability income insurance market, including providing examples of Best Interest Duty in life insurance. The report said ASIC included in ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
New research has identified that urgent short-term need for money is the main driver for people withdrawing their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research ...

ASIC cleans up 'cash plus' funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
ASIC found 14 'cash' funds with $7 billion in assets had confusing or inappropriate labelling, resulting in changes to names, asset allocations or in one case, even a closure. The corporate regulator found some funds that labelled themselves as 'cash ...

Masterfund assets decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
The masterfunds sector lost $38.4 billion over the 2019-20 financial year but has almost recovered the losses instigated by the global pandemic, the latest Plan For Life data show. The sector, which comprises mutual funds on wraps, platforms and master ...

Westpac scraps SG direct debits

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
As Westpac pulls the plug on QuickSuper, a direct debit superannuation payment option for employers, there are fears the lack of automation could potentially worsen the unpaid super problem. On September 4, employers paying superannuation guarantee ...

Geoff Wilson feels sorry for CLF shareholders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
WAM chair Geoff Wilson has said he feels sorry for CLF shareholders after Concentrated Leaders Fund has rejected a takeover bid proposed by WAM Capital. WAM chair Geoff Wilson told Financial Standard : "I actually feel sorry for CLF shareholders as ...