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Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
While backed by major industry associations and advocacy bodies, those that actually provide financial advice fear new temporary relief measures offered by ASIC may push Australians towards conflicted advice. On April 14 ASIC announced a raft of measures ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... payment rates would provided an additional strategy to manage these challenges." The letter is the latest in a string of advocacy work the association has completed, including a supplementary submission to the retirement income review, which reiterated ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... Last year, Schwartz was awarded the Queen's Birthday Honours for her support of women in leadership, social justice advocacy and to the business community. She also has an honorary doctorate from Monash University, has been inducted into the Australian ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... is again facing criticism over its continued investment in fossil fuels, this time directly from its members. Led by advocacy group Market Forces, university academics are today protesting against what they describe as UniSuper's "continued funding of ...

Industry fund hikes admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... protecting younger members' savings and other viewing it as a threat to funds' ongoing revenue. The national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services, Women in Super (WIS) condemned the bill in a submission to ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... pressure on its investment universe to take meaningful steps to improve in this area. "By including gender equality in our advocacy work, we use our position as potential investors to create change in the business world. In this way, we use the power ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... accountant in practice may need to hold multiple licenses and/or registration to be able to provide one piece of advice." The advocacy body highlighted research it had produced which found almost 90% of accountants in practice find the compliance burden ...

Cbus Super chief to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... absence, chief investment officer Kristian Fok, chief financial officer Keith Wells-Jansz, group executive of brand, advocacy and product Robbie Campo, group executive, people, technology and enablement Michelle Boucher and most others from its six-strong ...

Industry fund pushes for simpler super splitting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... the splitting of superannuation assets "easier, faster and fairer." The two organisations said that with the help of advocacy group Women in Super, they were able to bring together superannuation industry leaders, representatives from the Federal Circuit ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... confirmed its hope to march on. Interested parties have until January 13 to express their interest in the establishment of an advocacy body for superannuation consumers, with the government yesterday inviting potential stakeholders to help define the ...