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FSC moves to protect retail super from ALP 'tinkering'

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... system. "A more stable superannuation system will encourage engagement and confidence in the system and increase self-reliance in retirement. If policy makers keep moving the goal posts Australians will disengage with the super system and stop contributing ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... Trump's tariffs may have just hastened that rebalancing and China won't be hurt as much. This is because China's reliance exports have fallen over the years. World Bank figures show that China's exports have dropped to 19.8% of GDP in ...

Platform providers crack S&P/ASX 300

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... market cap listed on the ASX. Meanwhile, Perpetual Limited has slid out of the S&P/ASX 100 index. Its spot is going to Reliance Worldwide Corporation Limited - a stock loved by the likes of Firetrail Investments. Praemium earns the spot just as its revenues ...

Direct life insurance failing consumers: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... done well and we have seen this where firms have moved away from riskier business models, such as outbound sales and reliance on products with broad exclusions." Shipton warned insurers ASIC will use its regulatory tools to address "failures" in the ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... representation model of members and employers can lead to deadlock in the absence of independent directors. The "heavy reliance" on negotiated ASIC and APRA enforceable undertakings as an enforcement mechanism, and having multiple regulators responsible ...

Mercer wins super admin mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... chief executive Julie Lander pointed to Mercer's integrated technology capabilities, highlighting the industry fund's reliance on technology support would be satisfied by its new partner. "This announcement signals an exciting phase in the fund's strategic ...

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... does not mean you are wealthy. Labor's proposed policy will change investment behaviour which may drive more people onto reliance on the Age Pension. The announced carve-outs are arbitrary and mean there may be more complexity and unfair consequences ...

Blue Sky MD resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... and institutional clients." "Blue Sky will accelerate initiatives to recalibrate Blue Sky's income mix toward a greater reliance on recurring cash income. We will also continue to develop new investment opportunities and we are well-placed to do so given ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... institutional investment. "Through a distributed transparent ledger, trust in the system could be strengthened by reducing reliance on counterparty organisations," the report said. Overall, about half of the 3127 retail investors surveyed across the ...

Industry association targets super gaps

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... superannuation discussion, with AIST noting that the impact of the problem will manifest both in the future, with increased reliance on the Age Pension, as well as in the present, since there is an added complication that Australians without superannuation ...