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Philanthropic sector advocates transparency facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... challenges, our ability to work effectively requires timely and accurate data," Bradford said. "Through our joint efforts, we hope to turn data into insight providing donors with opportunities to collaborate and achieve their visions of a better world ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Key superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to back flip on its longstanding proposal to increase the Age Pension age to 70. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the peak body for industry superannuation ...

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... says. "So the prices for the cattle are down, and at the same time the farmer has to commit to feeding the stock with the hope that prices will go back up when it rains, but until then they are in a bit of an income squeeze. It's a bit like the sharemarket ...

Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... proceeding against one company - namely Westpac - to "test the law" and obtain enforceable undertakings against others in the hope the misconduct would stop. Hodge countered this view, stating ASIC's practise of accepting enforceable undertakings ...

Macquarie Wrap adds Vanguard SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... for advisers and their clients. "We are delighted to launch our first suite of managed account strategies today, which we hope will appeal to the increasing number of advisers adopting managed accounts to assist in their service delivery to clients due ...

Super funds cop governance grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Governance experts have weighed in on the repercussions for superannuation fund executives and trustees after an unyielding fortnight of appearances at the financial services Royal Commission. Governance Institute of Australia chief executive Steven ...

Advisers can help democratise philanthropy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Edge event yesterday that the days of seeing philanthropy as writing a "big cheque" after amassing a lot of money in the hope it will make a difference are gone. Modern philanthropy is seen as the "democracy of strategic giving." It's about "bringing ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
"Wage growth in Australia has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, continuing to stabilise between 2-2.1% over the past four quarters." That's the positive spin from ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman. Not necessarily negative - wages are still growing ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... so we think there's value in that," he said. Hopperton qualified that Auscap would never buy a business on "a kind of hope that things will get better," adding that there is a precedent for impressive turnaround of a traditional media house. "We ...

Conflict of interest too great for NULIS: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Conflicts of interest between NULIS and NAB Wealth were too great for the superannuation trustee to manage, the Royal Commission has heard today. Counsel assisting Michael Hodge suggested to former NULIS chair Nicole Smith the trustee "simply couldn't ...