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Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... superannuation, financial services, and digital economy Jane Hume made some timely promises on day one of the AIA Adviser Summit in the lead up to the federal election, which is slated to take place before the end of May. Hume proposed introducing principles-based ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... and putting in place principles-based measures that can remove things like the safe harbour provision at the AIA Adviser Summit 2022. Hume is using the upcoming Quality of Advice Review to make this possible. "We want to make sure that the regulatory ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
As the COP26 summit continues, an industry body is calling on the need for greater climate science skills in the financial services industry. FINSIA believes without climate science skills, financial services organisations are at a great risk of negatively ...

AMP adds options to MyNorth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... securities to $18.49 from $34. The new fee applies to superannuation, pension and IDPS clients across the MyNorth, North, Summit and iAccess platform products. The recent fee cut follows on from a reduced administration fee, up to 22% in savings for ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
As the COP26 summit approaches Colonial First State (CFS), the NZ Super Fund and Goldman Sachs have announced their commitment to net zero initiatives. CFS announced its alignment to the goals of the Paris Agreement and is committing to net zero emissions ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... undermine key capabilities," Rafe and Laughlin write. To illustrate, they draw on a panel held at the 2021 Actuaries Virtual Summit earlier this year during which a panellist stressed that two core capabilities in insurance - claims management and underwriting ...

Super system "frayed": Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... said that the superannuation system in Australia has frayed edges in need of repairs, during a speech at the World Pension Summit 2021. "And while it's a system that wears three decades of alternations and add-ons of varying quality well - the edges ...

AMP North reduces fees, adds options

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... securities for clients is now $18.49 from $34 and applies to superannuation, pension and IDPS clients across the MyNorth, North, Summit and iAccess platform products. The recent fee cut follows on from a reduced administration fee up to 22% for balances ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... month. Fortunately for US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, she was quick to walk back her talk at the "Future Economic Summit" suggesting that interest rates may need to rise to avoid overheating due to fiscal stimulus. Yellen explained that she did ...

AMP trims platform fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... for individuals are reducing by $400 and for families by $500 per year. AMP North will be next from June 1, followed by Summit on August 1 -- bringing their fees largely in line with MyNorth's. The three platforms together hold about 90% of AMP's ...