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Defined benefits robbed women: Kelty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... Australia is stop all the changes to super, stop this nonsense. Stop threatening it all the time, leave it as it is. It's not perfect, I'm not saying it is," Kelty said. "For God's sake leave it alone, so that the younger generation can get ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... capital should have been lowered "to around 8%" - clearly a lower hurdle rate for businesses to decide on the profitability (or not) of proceeding with its investment plans. This helps explain the seeming impotence of the RBA's rate cuts so far - ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... was now had the responsible for ASIC enforcement notices as well, especially for the advice business. But the company did not increase her pay. Another two months into the job and Cook's workload was increased to include AMP's legal preparation ...

Firetrail fund gets Morningstar rating

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
Firetrail's Australian High Conviction Fund has earned a bronze rating from Morningstar after underperforming the benchmark by 11.7% in the year to September end. The fund holds a concentrated portfolio of Australian stocks and is managed by former ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said that as community expectations grow, super funds need to have a clear strategy to not only deliver on their goals, but also to report on their achievements. "Transparency is essential. It's no longer enough ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... representing advisers, the Australian Financial Advisers Association (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) did not truly represent the views of advisers to Government," Vagliviello explained. "The AFA and the FPA did little more than give ...

Westpac takes $1 billion profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... large number of International Funds Transfer Instructions (IFTIs), which Westpac self-reported to the agency. "Westpac has not yet received an indication from AUSTRAC about the nature of any enforcement action it may take. The Group is continuing to ...

Chief economist update: Oil to slide into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its 'World Economic Outlook' report for October where it slashed its global growth projection to 3.0% this year (from 3.2% forecast in July) before rebounding to 3.4% (downgraded from its ...

FSC restructures, bolsters policy team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... structure from time to time to strengthen operational efficiencies." Financial Standard understands this restructure does not involve the board. "We have had a small internal restructure and are currently in the process of adding to the policy team," ...

Magellan active ETFs retain Zenith ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... ETFs manage internal market making, we will review any such changes at that time," The research house has also elected to not initiate coverage on some of the newer active ETFs using internal market making while the industry awaits more information on ...