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Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... were reported to have a high or very high degree of confidence in their ability to retire comfortably (ratings of seven and above). About 29% of women reported little to no confidence in their ability to retire comfortably and 38% said they knew how ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... Regan, Craig Meller and Catherine Brenner over email and orally. The claim says she is in possession of documents for the above. These may be legally privileged documents and she will supply them in a confidential communication following discovery. Insofar ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... expectations of responsible investment. "As our funds under management grows, so does our responsibility to the broader society, above and beyond providing our members with the best possible retirement outcomes. We can do both." According to the fund ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... member for the UFAA, told Financial Standard that a politician indicated to the UFAA that the group needs to get its numbers above 5000 to receive attention and be heard by parliament. "As practising advisers, we took the view that the two most recognised ...

AFA calls for clarity on ethics code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... conflict." The AFA indicated it was disappointed by this release. "This is tantamount to FASEA creating its own laws, way above the current law," the AFA told members. "We simply do not understand how it is possible, when the Corporations Act only requires ...

Another winter of Australian discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... expects that Australia would need to increase its grain imports by a massive 52% from the previous season (which is 250% above the preceding five-year average). Rabobank expects gains prices to remain relatively flat over the next year. "A continuation ...

FS Power50 highlights most influential advisers in 2019

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... mentoring younger advisers and offering internships. "The list is full of advisers whose ethics and convictions stand firm above all else. The younger generation wants their values considered in their investments and financial decisions. Advisers who ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... low interest rates on the income and confidence of savers might be more significant". The Australian dollar's surge above US$0.68 - the first time in nearly a month - following the release of better-than-expected employment data sealed the November ...

ASIC nudges robo-adviser to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... the constraints of the existing regulatory framework. "Unfortunately, the further steps we would need to take (over and above the extensive steps we have already taken both proactively and responsively) would not be commercially viable for us at this ...

Retail fund faces class action on MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... ensuring that consumers weren't losing money on unnecessary fees and products, and Colonial had a legal obligation over and above a basic moral obligation to move default member balances into MySuper at the time that best met their members' needs ...