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Reskilling: A worthy purpose for super?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... would relieve the Government of pressure to provide greater amounts of welfare, as well as significantly lessen the associated longevity risk of commencing permanent draw down so early on, Dolan added. He believes super reform over time will see such ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... offerings by examining registrants that offer the products so that investors receive adequate disclosures about the risks associated with these investments. Among its other priorities, the regulator will focus on the entities that provide services "critical ...

Advisers can fill aged care demand gap: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... strategic advisers," she said. Swiss Re Australia and New Zealand head of life and health, Leigh Watson, said the costs associated with aged care can derail retirement plans and impact family members who are often called on to provide informal care. ...

Spring FG wealth GM departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... during 2018." Explaining the expected operating loss, Spring said that it had "faced significant external challenged associated with two of its key areas of specialisation, being self-managed super and residential property investment advice during FY2017." ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... over a more entrepreneurial consultant role in order to pay down their debt. Acquisition of an existing practice and associated financial commitment is definitely not on the cards," he said. Tynan said financial planners seeking to exit the industry ...

Cultural bias heavily discounts female artwork

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... galleries frequently - those who would typically buy art at auction - gave the painting a lower rating when it was associated with a female name. "These results reveal the struggle female artists face to have their art valued on equal footing with male ...

Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
Investment professionals believe there is a need to better control the risks associated with dynamic equity factor investing, according to latest EDHEC-Risk Institute and ERI Scientific Beta research. Between June and September 2017, more than 110 global ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... work, though the findings suggest the licensees reviewed may not be appropriately managing the conflict of interest associated with a vertically integrated business model. The advice licensees reviewed by ASIC were AMP Financial Planning; Charter Financial ...

Industry fund cuts life premiums, renews insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... to work with MetLife to secure an outcome that benefits all of members, while also addressing the particular issues associated with the provision of insurance for younger members, she said. MetLife Deanne Stewart chief executive said group insurance ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... of standard questions to assess lifestyle and health factors, taking out the complexities and time-consuming process associated with underwriting. The engine stores more than 6500 medical conditions and includes a pre-assessment tool that financial advisers ...