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The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Many investment professionals are fundamentally disconnected from the true value of their industry - and their firms suffer as a result. This is the conclusion reached by State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The lack of understanding and poor transparency around premium adjustment mechanisms have emerged as major concerns in the latest Insurance in Superannuation Working Group discussion paper. Greater disclosure on premium adjustment mechanisms should ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... review the planning practices, governance and risk management frameworks of each licensee to address the risks arising from poor performance. The regulator did not list specific products under review or how many would be affected. To see the Rainmaker ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... their own home, and on the poorest citizens who will be pushed to outer and regional areas where transport infrastructure is poor, and job prospects lower. "In the long term, this could have budget implications for governments as more people become reliant ...

Small licensees are PI insurance compliant: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... protect consumers directly, rather to protect the insured or the licensee against the risk of financial losses arising from poor quality services such as poor advice or the execution of services, the report said. Overall, the regulator found AFS licensees ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
A Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce is being established to crackdown on employers which fail to meet SG obligations and potentially short-change employees from their super. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... significant number of employers also noted presenteeism (43.3%), low morale (30%), and absenteeism (16.7%) as other consequences of poor financial wellness. Financial wellness programs have a clear benefit for all involved, employees and employers alike ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
MSCI's definition of emerging markets doesn't necessarily represent the actual growth in emerging economies, according to LGM Investments chief investment officer Thomas Vester. LGM, which is a subsidiary of BMO Global Asset Management, is ramping up ...

CBA chief executive will stand down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... was unacceptable that customers were sold insurance that did not meet their needs. "One of ASIC's priorities is addressing poor consumer outcomes associated with add-on insurance, including CCI. Consumers should not be sold products that provide little ...

Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
Online trading platform Bell Direct is warning investors to avoid the "ETF trap", as the move to passive strategies gains substantial pace and inflows reach all-time highs. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said that for many investors passive ...