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UBS fined $51m for reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... fine for breaching reporting rules stretching nearly a decade. UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority found UBS did not provide complete and accurate information relating to about 87 million reportable transactions. A further 49.1 million transactions ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
While the majority of members are not engaged with their superannuation, women are taking the lead and contributing more to their nest egg, new Vanguard Australia research suggests. Vanguard's 2019 How Australia Saves research, which analysed data on ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Palmer said the question of whether Facebook, and other social media companies, can be considered an ethical investment is not a simple one. "When we look at a company we ask whether it's a force for good or bad. Facebook is one where it can be both... ...

Chief economist update: Fed on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... higher its median forecasts for the unemployment rate to 3.7% (from 3.5%) in 2019 and 3.8% (from 3.6%) next year. This is not to say that the Fed is wrong in deciding what it decided on, but merely to point out financial market psychology that "something ...

Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Protecting Your Super package was designed to ensure superannuation accounts that had been inactive for more than 16 months would not have their balances eroded by life insurance premiums. But Robert questioned why the industry failed to deal with the ...

AMP scraps bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... wider issues in the business, as well as concerns about the remuneration framework itself." He went on to say the decision not to award bonuses was a reflection of "the circumstances of last year". Murray moved to assure shareholders, saying: "I encourage ...

AFA takes red pen to Hayne report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... advisers working for the benefit of their client, instead focussing only on "where things went wrong." "The final report does not acknowledge that there are many good advisers or the benefits that they deliver for their clients," Anderson said. "It does ...

Industry fund chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... hunt is on for a replacement. REI Super chief executive Mal Smith will leave the $1.5 billion fund later this year, choosing not to pursue another contract renewal. REI Super chair Claire Higgins said Smith - who has led the fund for 15 years - is looking ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... dividend yield. Campbell says the income component is vital to have in a portfolio. "Capital gains, you might get you or might not and you might lose it. Dividend income, you can take it and stick it in your pocket," he said. He cited Credit Suisse research ...

Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... practice," he said. The updated standard follows an April 2018 information paper where APRA found remuneration "practices were not as robust as they should be." Brennan also said the standard will have a significant focus on governance and accountability. ...