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Advisers too time-poor for cash management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... their clients need to be viewed holistically to consider issues of cash flow and lifestyle. However, many advisers still do not offer those services to clients, citing cash flow management as "too onerous" and a an aspect of advice which takes focus ...

Westpac not evacuated, misinformation abounds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... were those they had direct contact with. "Based on what we know, and advice from our independent health experts, if you have not had close contact with a suspected case the risk to you is low. As such, please continue to work as you normally would, being ...

Life insurers are doing their best: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... dating back to June 2017 and found that timeframes for claim processing as outlined in the Life Insurance Code of Practice were not met. The review of 11 subscribers to the code's compliance came about after the LCCC received more than 700 alleged breaches ...

Why Vanguard won't do gold ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... January end, while Perth Mint Gold had $322 million) would be a good addition to the lineup, one would think. But this is not the case, according to Vanguard head of product and strategy Balaji Gopal. "We have shied away from offering gold ETFs as they ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... in the drop in government revenues due the general slowdown in business activity. But nah, prime minister (and treasurer) not a single Australian would fault you for not achieving that promised surplus. Australians, all, might even celebrate you should ...

MLC changes super fees, adds menu

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... MLC's Master had charged $67 million in general advice fees to MLC's MasterKey Personal Super products, despite the fact not all members were told clearly they could opt out of the service. At the time, they already faced court action from ASIC ...

Fee cuts hack at fund manager margins

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Fee cuts are eating into fund managers' operating margins, sending them to post-GFC levels, according to new research from Deloitte unit Casey Quirk. Publically listed managers' operating margins tumbled an average of 5.2% annually over the ...

Life insurers breach own code consistently

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... breaches of the code within a six month period in 2017 sparked the committee's investigation. Now the law firm says insurers are not signing up to the Code of Practice in good faith but rather as an exercise in image management. "Today's report suggests ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... I don't sit at home thinking, 'I'm so diverse'. Diversity is something you experience in a group; it's not an individual concept." The concept of identity, Hall believes, can bring people on board with diversity who might usually ...

Early access to super scheme results in permanent ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... credit licence. ASIC found that he contravened credit legislation. The regulator also had reason to believe that Goldenberg is not a fit and proper person to engage in credit activities, saying that he does not possess the attributes necessary. "As a ...