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Regulator finalises ANZ compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... The review, which was conducted by PwC, investigated compliance functions of ANZ's life and general insurance, superannuation and funds management businesses within the OnePath group. PwC made six recommendations for OnePath, four of which have been ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... rejects. The court action is a result of an ASIC investigation into Westpac's telephone sales campaigns targeting superannuation members. The regulator cites 15 cases in which it alleges WSAL and BTFM provided personal financial product advice to customers ...

Wholesale funds see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... increases in business over the quarter. However, year on year inflows were down 4.5% at $161.6 billion - the main superannuation market saw only a small growth of 0.7%. The two other major retirement income and unit trusts and investment funds sub-markets ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... that role he led the Australian investment team and was the principal investment advisor for a number of major superannuation funds. Prior to Willis Towers Watson, he was a principal at Mercer, having previously held multiple actuarial roles at the firm. ...

Mercer appoints chief customer officer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... leader, Australia/New Zealand. Before Mercer, she was a business development consultant at Towers Perrin and a superannuation consultant at Colonial First State. The leadership shuffle follows two major developments at Mercer: first, the group acquired ...

Strong SMSFs bridging gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... average SMSF balance of females has grown 24%, demonstrating that women are becoming increasingly engaged with their superannuation. The annual self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) statistical overview released by the ATO shows that over the five ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... diversified financial services firm OneVue entered into a scheme implementation deed to merge with a major provider of superannuation trustee, administration and investment services. Under the terms of the scheme, which is supported by the boards of ...

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... latest parliamentary inquiry is another opportunity to do so. Reaffirming its support for life insurance within superannuation, AIA said life insurance delivers positive results for individuals, their families and the entire Australian community. In ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...