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Vanguard first to offer A-shares through ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... currently the lowest cost emerging market ETF on the Australian market. Its management costs of 0.48% per annum will not be affected by this change. The benchmark change will be staggered over several months in order to ensure an orderly and cost effective ...

NAB upgrades advice compensation program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... party and specialist in governance Cameron Ralph. "The review led by Cameron Ralph was to ensure no conflicts of interest affected the construction and design of the role, and to ensure that the customer's perspective is central in establishing the effectiveness ...

TAL sees growth in profits and payouts

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... paid out a billion dollars in claim payments last year, with the majority of payouts going to those unable to work or affected by illness in some way."

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... need to ensure the pension is sustainable and affordable." PLANNED CHANGES TO THE AGE PENSION FROM JANUARY 2017: WHO'S AFFECTED: * 91,378 will lose the part-pension * 235,756 will get less money ASSETS TEST FREE AREAS * Single homeowner $250,000 (previously ...

Age Pension under the spotlight in tonight's budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... the same time, "it may generate more business for tax accountants as they devise ways of structuring finances to not be affected by changes in the rules." Michayluk noted that other taxation methods used in Canada and the United states do not tax assets ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... the Fed to lift-off in June. This is because the April bounce in employment is regarded as a payback from the weather-affected small 85K addition in March. This is affirmed by tame wages growth - average weekly earnings growth slowed to 0.1% in April ...

Terminally ill granted early access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... period to 24 months. "While this is a small regulatory amendment, it will make a big difference to the lives of those affected and that is why the Government has decided to act," Frydenberg said. The former system "has proven difficult for some people ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... be drawing down by less than 1.84% on their additional assets in a worst case scenario and 1.76% for couples. "Those affected by these changes have assets and by drawing down on those assets with those modest amounts they will be in a position to maintain ...

Report confirms failed CBA compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... which was undertaken prior to the Compensation Program and was not under ASIC's surveillance, CBA did contact all clients affected, offered some of them (but not all) $5,000 to review their advice and were notified if they were entitled to compensation. ...

ANZ sets up $30m compensation program for advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... sincerely apologise to our clients for not delivering all of the Prime Access services we promised and we will reimburse affected clients as soon as possible," ANZ chief executive of global wealth Joyce Phillips said. "We have also put in place a range ...