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Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... delivered 12.9%, according to data from Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI, the Property Funds Association and the Property Council of Australia. Unlisted property also outperformed listed property (9.7%), fixed income (4%) and cash (1.95%). Meanwhile ...

Integrity Life expands senior team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... insurance companies, underwriting agencies, insurance and reinsurance brokers, and served as a director of the Insurance Council of Australia and ANZIIF. Chair Eric Dodd said: "Heinrich's extensive leadership and sector experience ideally complements ...

Former Mercer director joins MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... development of its new superannuation jurisdiction. She previously sat on the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Advisory Council. McAlister is also a former deputy executive director, financial services at ASIC, and former general counsel and group ...

FSC responds to direct life insurance findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
The Financial Services Council said it is "disappointed" ASIC's review into direct insurance has uncovered continuing practices of some life insurers that led to poor consumers outcomes. In response to the report ASIC handed down yesterday, the FSC ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... also flagged it would examine the current regulatory regime for the insurance industry, calling the Financial Services Council, Code Governance Committee, and Insurance Council of Australia to appear before counsel assisting. The sixth round of hearings ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... with record turnout, the industry body said. Chadwick has been an elected member of AIMA's global board of directors (council) which will be ratified at the AIMA's annual general meeting in London in September. He is the first Australian to make ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
When the Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) unanimously voted to raise the Bank Rate by 25 bps to 0.75% on August 2, BOE governor Mark Carney was quoted as saying: "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect ...

Indigenous Australians face super challenges: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... mean 46% lower than what is required for a comfortable retirement. Orr added insights from a 2016 Australian research council linkage project produced by Challenger, which concluded indigenous people - in particular current retirees - have lower superannuation ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... access to money to running up debt in a victim's name. In June, the Australian Banking Association, National Seniors, Council on the Ageing, Older Persons Action Network and the Financial Services Union joined forces to lobby Government to allow the ...

HESTA boss wins FEAL award

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... of directorships, including with Industry Super Australia, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and FEAL. Blakey said she was honoured to be acknowledged by FEAL for her work in the industry. ...