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Technology can ease adviser red tape: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... the answer to tackling product-choice confusion and reducing red tape in the financial advice sector, according to an academic. Pamela Hanrahan, a lawyer and professor at University to New South Wales Business School, told Financial Planning Association ...

Lack of transparency in ESG funds criticised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... "ESG fund managers tend to look at sustainability factors in terms of the risks they pose to a company's business model. Academic research supports the assertion that companies that follow strong ESG standards are more likely to outperform those that ...

Is your CEO smart or just lucky?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
New academic research says chief executives gain more power for strokes of luck, especially if the boards watching them have weak governance. University of North Carolina academic Turk Al-Sabah probed the question in recently published his research ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
ESG funds tallied up record inflows and touted better-than-market returns in the COVID-19 downturn but new academic research says there is no evidence that ESG scores contributed anything beyond traditional models. In ESG Didn't Immunize Stocks Against ...

AIA Australia appoints behavioural economics lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The life insurer has appointed a head of behavioural economics and design, hiring from Swiss Re. Alison Mclean moved into the role on July 1 and is a part of the AIA Australia strategy team, which reports to AIA Australia's chief strategy officer ...

Wage growth, not wage cuts

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
With wage cuts across the country and wage rises likely off the table, a former senior public servant and academic has pressed the case for wage growth instead. In an article for The Conversation, Australian National University College of Business and ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... which superannuation contributions reduce wages, especially for different wage cohorts, is still the subject of much academic debate. Some within the industry now speculate that the SG might be rounded to 10% (which starts from July 2021) and then be ...

Gender diversity improves, cultural diversity falls: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... and academically than those already in the boardroom. Women tended to be better qualified than their male peers from an academic and governance perspective, the report found. "An analysis on the qualifications of ASX 300 board members and directors found ...

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... the more time you have to repair your superfund," Power said. "For a lot of people, withdrawing their super is not an academic exercise. People need the money." The APRA data showed BT Retirement Wrap had paid out $314 million in early release claims ...

National Stock Exchange names new chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... director of the exchange. In the release, Karantzis was heralded for his wealth of experience and education. "John holds academic qualifications in engineering (University of Western Australia), law, and enterprise (University of Melbourne), with a broad ...