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NAB, MLC face class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Class action proceedings have been filed against NAB and MLC for the sale of worthless consumer credit insurance. The two companies will face Slater and Gordon in Federal Court after the law firm officially filed proceedings. Slater and Gordon allege ...

OPEC is not to blame

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... tweeted: "We protect the countries of the Middle East, they would not be safe for very long without us, and yet they continue to push for higher and higher oil prices! We will remember. The OPEC monopoly must get prices down now!" But it's not only ...

AI Group pushes back against super gender gap reforms

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The Australian Industry Group (AI Group) believes Labor's proposal to remove the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold will add more to employer costs than the retirement incomes of women. AI Group chief executive Innes Willox said Labor's ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) commences operations in November. For superannuation complaints, it will push for shorter complaints-handling timeframes and stronger obligations to provide reasons for decisions behind complaint outco ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Key superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to back flip on its longstanding proposal to increase the Age Pension age to 70. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the peak body for industry superannuation ...

Linear pushes MGP into the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
The acquisition of Linear dragged Managed Accounts Holdings into the red, results for the June 2018 financial year show. While funds under administration and revenue shot up thanks to the merger, MGP reported a $2.5 million loss after making a profit ...

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... fits all' type arguments. We saw this with the faux debate on independent directors, and we also see it with the concerted push for fund consolidation," he added.

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... success. In my view, the 'diversity debate' has been captured by those that pay lip service to the merits, but when push comes to shove, continue to recruit 'lookalikes'," a respondent said.

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
ASIC's favourite method of tackling misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday. First up was Tim Mullaly, a senior executive leader in ASIC's financial services enforcement division. ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... selling prices. I leave the final comment to the NFIB: "Now the second longest expansion in history, Main Street is set to push this expansion to a new record by adding a super-charged era of growth on to the sluggish one from 2009 to 2016." Ben Ong ...