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Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Leaders from five international tax organisations came together in Sydney to review their work in fighting against transnational tax crime, revealing recent action against a global financial institution. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) ...

GAM profits fall 92%, management team overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
GAM has reported an underlying full-year profit before taxes of just $16 million, announcing an overhaul of its group management team after what was a tumultuous year for the beleaguered Swiss manager. Announcing its full-year 2019 results overnight ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Aussie retirees will have to fork out an extra $1292 a year to live comfortably, and they have the drought and rising house prices to blame. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) found that over the year to the December quarter ...

Coronavirus to infect Q2: Capital Group

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The economic impact of the coronavirus has been grossly underestimated, with jolts likely to be felt well into the second quarter. That's according to Capital Group economist Stephen Green, in a speech televised to attendees at the recent Financial ...

Pension assets climb towards $50 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Global institutional pension fund assets among the 22 largest markets bounced back in 2019 to climb by 15%, reaching US$46.7 trillion. Over the last decade, the fastest growing pension markets in the world have been in Asia and the US - with South Korea's ...

Super fund admits its gender pay gap increased

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
An ethical super fund has published all the work it does internally to promote gender equality, admitting its own gender pay gap grew in favour of men. Future Super, which has about $350 million of members' money, began reviewing its gender pay gap ...

Old boys, girls clubs dominate boards

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
A third of Australia's board members are dissatisfied with their roles, blaming a lack of transparency, professional and peer support for their frustrations. The new research, commissioned by advocacy and director placement group Women on Boards (WOB) ...

Separate advice and product: AIOFP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals wants product failures and financial losses from those failures factored into the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The AIOFP said it agrees with the "general thrust" of the Compensation ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
The Australian government is being urged to promote more foreign investment in Australia. Atlas Advisors is calling on the Australian government to recognise the long-term benefits of foreign investors for the economy by increasing incentives under ...

Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
On the anniversary of the Royal Commission's final report, AFA chief Phil Kewin reflects on the year that was and how the playbook - and rules - changed for advisers. It's been 12 months since the financial services sector was hit with Commissioner ...