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Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... existing piece of policy that wouldn't be drawn into that review and what the review is going to cover is at the moment not really clear." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy is also weighing in, and says ...

Managed investment scheme operator AFSL canned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... directors Jeffrey Worboys and Matthew Barnett from providing financial service for six years. ASIC found Worboys and Barnett did not exercise care or diligence to the degree required and failed to act in the best interests of the members of the Courtenay ...

ASIC slams consumer credit failures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... "significantly higher claims ratios," and would continue to collect and publish data to hold institutions to account. "If we do not see early, significant and sustained improvement in the design and sale of consumer credit insurance, our next steps may ...

Advisers struggle with untapped SMSF market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... planners however, have remained steady at an average of 209,000. One third (32%) of the 4927 SMSF trustees surveyed said they do not seek financial planners because of the lack of confidence in the adviser's expertise. Paying adviser fees was the next ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... for rich consumers elsewhere to a place that manufactures world-leading technology increasingly for domestic consumption and not just for overseas consumption, he said. But investing in Asia is not just about China, Hong Kong-based Treves pointed out. ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Whether it's because of currency manipulation or what not, The Economist 's latest estimates of currency over/undervaluation versus the US dollar - based on its Big Mac index - ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... as is currently legislated. But ASFA shot back, saying the analysis involved several incorrect assumptions, including that not increasing the superannuation guarantee would lead to a 2.5% wage increase which would flow through to individuals in full. ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Investment options managed according to socially responsible, ethical or sustainability principles tend to outperform in the short-term, new superannuation research shows. Rainmaker's latest Roundup report, which analysed 139 multi-manager, strategic ...

Former financial adviser jailed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... should always allow clients to access information about their own investments, and clients should be concerned if this is not occurring," Press said. Judge Boylan sentenced Gibbs to 10 years prison and, in delivering the sentence, said Gibbs has repaid ...

Asset manager reshuffles board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... recovering the company's lost value. "For many reasons, Keybridge has had a very difficult few years," Bolton said. "Reflected, not least, in its negative share price performance. Representing the company's largest shareholder [Australian Style ...