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Financial planning must regroup and reform: Social Media

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... financial adviser Anne Graham believes that individually licensing advisers would increase their exposure to personal responsibility. Wish the FSRC would ask the question "How many staff have either resigned or been sacked because they did not achieve ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... which did not adhere to the best interests duty. Costello said paragraphs in the document serve to relieve Dover of responsibility, including in cases of negligence and breaches of criminal law. McMaster responded: "Criminal law, definitely." Given McMaster's ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... stricter. The emerald club, a responsible investment platform, analyses the ESG factors based the companies' corporate responsibility reports and the annual disclosures of various metrics like total greenhouse gas emissions, water intensity per sales ...

Abacus confirms new MD

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... Wolf's legacy would be built upon at the property group. "It is with great sadness that I take on this role and responsibility at this time. I am committed and confident in the group's ability to continue the strong legacy Frank leaves behind," Sewell ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... ESG factors in a broad market-like fixed interest strategy that will aim to meet investors' economic and social responsibility concerns while meeting their long-term investment needs. It will invest in investment grade bonds from AAA down to BBB. The ...

FASEA consultation could sway retirement outcomes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... to ensure older Australians experience the best possible outcomes in retirement. "FASEA will have an important responsibility to ensure that advisers are ready to service the mass market of retirees who will need advice about the safe spending of their ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... savings; and by protecting members' money, she explained. "Again, it is a mandated system so the government has a responsibility to ensure that fees and charges, including premiums for insurance products, are not inappropriately eroding retirement income," ...

IRESS acquires digital advice compliance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... software on a managed services basis, instead of making an upfront investment into it. It also frees Statewide of the responsibility to maintain and update the platform. "Having access to the latest version of Acurity at all times will underpin the fund's ...

Active managers must explain value better: Formica

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... where asset managers can provide the most value, the Australian-born executive said. Managers must realise the responsibility of providing value because an individual can't do it on their own. "We need to be better at talking to our clients and tell ...

MetLife makes senior hire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... insurance in the Australian market and we provide protection to approximately 2.6 milion Australians. That's a great responsibility and we're committed to continually evolving our products to ensure they meet the changing needs of our customers." "I'm ...