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ASIC investigates ASX

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... trading of multiple securities in a single order creating inaccurate market data. "The outage falls short of the high standards we set ourselves and the standards others expect of us," ASX chief executive and managing director Dominic Stevens said at ...

Confusion over retirement income objectives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... the system," the report read. It does suggest that the objective for the retirement income system delivers adequate standards of living in retirement in an equitable, sustainable and cohesive way. But this is "ambiguous" and must be elaborated. In terms ...

Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... should be the objective of Australia's retirement system. It suggested the objective should be: "To deliver adequate standards of living in retirement in an equitable, sustainable and cohesive way." To achieve this the retirement income system must ...

New approach needed for Age Pension: RIR

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... a minimum standard of living for retirees with limited financial means that is consistent with prevailing community standards," it said. As at June 2019, around 71% of people aged 65 and over received Age Pension or other pension payments with over 60% ...

Fifth pillar in retirement system considered

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... social programs. "This acknowledges the important role social transfers in kind play in supporting effective living standards for retirees," the RIR noted. "Some social transfers in kind are targeted based on needs, while others are universal. Social ...

FPA board member joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... right experience, including 10 years as a self-licensed adviser, and deep knowledge of the need to pair professional standards with the right commercial focus when pricing the value of advice for financial planning firms," Jones said. "At the heart of ...

Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... introducing an international body that regulates mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases, establishes protocols and auditing standards to ensure companies are providing quality data. "In the interim, while reporting remains voluntary, data providers ...

Hume scrutinises super fund spend

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... a package that will encourage competition between funds, remove unnecessary waste built into the system, and improve standards so funds can focus on delivering better performance and minimise unnecessary expenditure," she said. From 1 July 2021, employers ...

CountPlus to continue acquisition spree

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... licensee model borne by the adviser to member firms and rejigged its adviser cohort to ensure they meet the professional standards in place. Rowe said a further 240 financial advisers have enquired to join Count Financial but they must meet these standards. ...

ASX market outage lasts all day

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... be resolved over night and that the market would be able to open again at 10am. "The outage falls short of the high standards we set ourselves and the standards others expect of us," ASX chief executive and managing director Dominic Stevens said. "Notwithstanding ...