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Frydenberg unveils Retirement Income Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... have impacted wages, the economy, and labour markets, he said, adding that the government needs to make a decision on whether on not to increase based on the economic facts at the time. Frydenberg took into account arguments from the Grattan Institute ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... reference checks should go, proposing that a reference from the adviser's current or most recent licensee does not suffice, or whether all licensees the adviser has been attached to in the last five years is more appropriate. ASIC is proposing that licensees ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... occurrence. "The ICA has already taken steps to fund and progress a further test case through AFCA to provide clarity on whether policy coverage triggers in certain business interruption policies, including QBE business interruption policies, are satisfied ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... legal advice ASIC sought in the year between the ANAO first raising the issue and next raising the issue. He wondered whether the legal advice would have informed ASIC that there was wrongdoing. Hehir said this was not a question the ANAO could answer. ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... affordable advice and what steps can be taken for consumers to access it. ASIC is seeking feedback from advisers as to whether they are currently providing scaled advice, how many times they would provide it each year, whether they would like to provide ...

Hume scrutinises super fund spend

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... the many areas super funds must be upfront about. "[This is] where we want trustees to be thinking long and hard about whether there's a tangible financial return to members before they spend other peoples' money," she said. These disclosures ...

Mike Baird to chair government fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... been chief executive officer of HammondCare for six months, after leaving his role with NAB in May. It is not yet clear whether he will step down from that role. He was Premier of NSW from 2014 to 2017. Prior to entering politics, he was head of corporate ...

Dealer group chief departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... by former Milennium3 chief executive Helen Blackford. At the time the restructure was announced, IOOF could not confirm whether Stephen would remain with the licensee or IOOF. Stephen had spent more than 10 years with Lonsdale after a lengthy career ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... opportunities, with digital infrastructure more important than ever. However, investors have to grapple with the question of whether working from home is a short-term trend or the way of the future. In the report, Aviva suggests productivity is the key ...

Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... superannuation, the Age Pension and standard of living expectations for retirement. Respondents to the survey were asked whether they support the superannuation guarantee rising to 12% by 2025. The results were that 75% support the scheduled increase ...