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Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... country's $2.6 trillion superannuation system. "The code's six clear principles should form the cornerstone of disclosure when it comes to stewardship activities," Silk said. He added as the $130 billion super fund continues to grow and its holdings ...

AMP hit with another proposed class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... [revealed by the Royal Commission] to the ASX amounts to misleading and deceptive conduct and a breach of its continuous disclosure obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the ASX Listing Rules." Two shareholder class actions have already ...

Budget measures to drive up super costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... fees payable to service providers. This change may require changes to governing rules, administration systems, product disclosure and other member communications," he said. It should be noted several superannuation funds have done away with exit fees. ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... strategy for members". Providers of retirement income products to "report simplified, standardised metrics in product disclosure to assist customer decision making". #Budget18 - Gerard Brody (@gerardbrody) May 8, 2018 Consumer advocate Gerard Brody highlighted ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... The government wants providers of retirement income products to report simplified, standardised metrics in product disclosure to assist customer decision making. About 2.5 million Aussies are currently on the Age Pension. Financial Planning Association's ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... purchased before 1 July 2019 will be grandfathered, he said. The Government is yet to formulate retirement income product disclosure rules that outline how providers report simple, standardised information on the products. "These new rules will provide ...

S&P reaffirms Sirtex after new offer from Chinese manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... radiation treatments for liver cancer, engaged in "misleading and deceptive conduct," which involved breaching its disclosure obligations when forecasting double-digit growth for sales of its flagship product in FY17. It wasn't until December 9, the ...

InvestSMART to launch active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... can bring an "Amazon-esque" experience to financial services. Instead of having wet signatures and 200-page product disclosure statements, "You can just buy our funds on the exchange through a broker account." "Magellan did this country an enormous favour ...

S&P to remove ASX healthcare firm from index

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... radiation treatments for liver cancer, engaged in "misleading and deceptive conduct," which involved breaching its disclosure obligations when forecasting double-digit growth for sales of its flagship product in FY17. It wasn't until December 9, the ...

Life insurance regulation needs government backing: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... Other areas of improvement in the next iteration must focus on sales practices and advertising, and policy design and disclosure. The poll, which was conducted at the recent Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference, found more than a third ...