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Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's quick push back on taper speculations, Deutsche Bundesbank president and ECB governing council member Jens Weidmann used his speech at the Ludwig-Erhard Summit in Bavaria to do the same. Like Kuroda, Weidmann's words partly ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Advisory Board at the Australian Centre of Financial Studies; a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Advocacy Council; and is national chair of the CFA Society Diversity Committee. Previously she was a director of various public authorities ...

Industry fund pilots cancer wellness program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... rehabilitation services provider IPAR's wellness coaching model developed in conjunction with Monash University and Cancer Council NSW. The stepped care program builds on global reinsurer Swiss Re's experience in delivering rehabilitation services in ...

FSC calls for inquiry into gig economy and its impact on super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... should prepare for the impact now rather than react in haste. This is a key recommendation from the Financial Services Council, which used its 2018-19 pre-budget submission to call for an inquiry via the Productivity Commission into the impact of potential ...

Charter Hall, ISPT boost property portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... executive Adrian Taylor saying the group is proud to be collaborating with the Victorian Government and Melbourne City Council in the site's redevelopment. "The size and scale of our $9.5 billion office portfolio allows us to originate projects organically ...

An industry fund vision for retirement comfort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... guarantee. Vision Super has trialled a program called 'Save more for later' to help employees of Mount Alexander Shire Council save more for retirement; a move the industry fund felt it needed to make to ensure its members didn't miss out on a comfortable ...

FSC finalises life insurance APL guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
The Financial Services Council finalised the standard for life insurance approved product lists. From 1 July 2018, Australian financial service licencees who are members of the FSC will be required to include three or more life insurers on their APL. ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... outlook on the future of the industry. A joint study conducted by BT Financial Group (BTFG) and the Financial Services Council (FSC), which canvassed 800 respondents, found more women are opting for a career in financial advice as early as university. ...

Industry split on life insurance cover: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... days," the code said. The code, which operates alongside existing laws and regulations, as well as the Financial Services Council's Life Insurance Code of Practice, will come into effect on 1 July 2018. The code supports preventing account balances from ...

Former Myer Family Company chief joins $1.1bn manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... Australia. Cousins said the board has been aiming for 50% female representation for some time, and has exceeded the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) target of 30%.