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Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... support the research, which he said highlighted "the importance of a more culturally-aligned superannuation system that's fair for everyone". "Our own dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Super Working Group has shown that educational outcomes ...

AustralianSuper bets on build-to-rent

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... investment in our platform, we are primed to take advantage of market opportunities and deliver on our mission of providing fair housing options for generations of Australians," Daff said. Daff said the company had examined international examples of ...

CBA coughs up $5m over RC case study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
ASIC has trumped the Commonwealth Bank for failures in its AgriAdvantage Plus Package, with the Federal Court of Australia ordering the bank to cough up a $5 million penalty. On Friday, the Court found that the bank had breached the ASIC Act and Corporations ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Suggestions from one financial advice association that advisers should boycott the FASEA exam has led to a call for associations to merge in order to better represent the industry. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) has called on its 6000-strong ...

ASIC cancels two AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licenses of Western Australia-based, Personal Risk Management and Melbourne-based Australian Golden Securities ASIC said Personal Risk's cancellation took effect on 21 May 2020, after the company ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... steps to accelerate existing digital transformation strategies. "There have been lots of layoffs -whether they abide by the Fair Work Act is the test and I would expect some focus on that, particularly where those workers may be rehired on different ...

Is the worst yet to come?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... incredible amount of money that has been pumped into the Australian economy which will result in a huge budget deficit. "A fair bit of my time is spent thinking about the idea of the penetration of central banks into asset markets," Doyle said. "We are ...

Government offers guidance provision relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
Company directors will not be liable for missing financial guidance targets for the next six months, after the government temporarily amended continuous disclosure provisions to help firms through COVID-19. The amendments, introduced today, ensure companies ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... possible," Chhikara said. Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said Right lane's arguments seem fair enough and are hard to argue against, though pointed out the firm appeared to focus on MySuper, thus tilting it toward ...

FASEA unclear why advisers are quitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... adviser's leaving the industry? Again, it's a matter of looking at the causes for that. We make sure the exam is fair across the board, not favouring one group over another. We sought to make education requirements that are fair," he said. Asked ...