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China poised for asset management boom

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... management market, but a point of difference is that protectionist laws in China make it easier for Chinese asset managers to rule that market, the report said. Casey Quirk head of wealth management strategy in Asia Pacific, Daniel Celeghin, said foreign ...

Younger generations gaining super ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... housing affordability and lifestyle," Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said. "Concerns relating to rule changes to superannuation that are likely to occur over the many years involved and difficulties in accessing funds, are ...

ANZ launches LIF resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
ANZ Wealth has launched an online resource to help prepare financial advisers for the looming Life Insurance Framework (LIF) reforms. The online hub provides guidance on how OneCare commissions will be paid, detail key deadlines and how the transition ...

Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The SMSF Association is urging self-managed superannuation fund members to seek financial advice as to how the transfer balance cap may impact their pension in the event of their spouse's death. SMSFA head of technical Peter Hogan said under the new ...

Super funds strengthen support for low carbon economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
A handful of Australia's superannuation funds are among the first clients to invest in a new low carbon global shares fund from Russell Investments. GuildSuper, Child Care Super and GuildPension have already committed to allocating assets to the $368 ...

BEAR should apply to insurance bosses: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
The Banking and Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) should be widened to executives of life insurance companies, the latest spot poll results shows. All of the respondents gave a resounding 'yes', with 67% strongly agreeing and 33% agreeing that ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) is one step closer to being legislated with the Turnbull Government yesterday referring its Bill to the House of Representatives. Incorporating the Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
An international transition specialist believes a success marker for the Australian financial advice industry will be how it copes as the baby boom becomes a death boom. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Corgenius ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
APRA is calling on the Senate to increase its regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Turnbull Government's proposal to mandate a governance model for superannuation funds and preserve the equal representation rule. In response to the Superannuation Laws Amendment (Strengthening Trustee Arrangements) Bill 2017 sitting before a Senate ...