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Super non-compliance endemic: ATO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Australian employers' not paying compulsory superannuation led to a national debt of more than $1 billion last year and the bill is climbing 12% annually.

Retirement incomes lead FUM growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Retirement incomes recorded the largest funds under management and advice growth among the retail and wholesale superannuation and investment sectors in the year to March 2015.

ASIC looking to introduce civil laws to punish corporates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has told a Senate Estimates hearing that the big six banks and regional counterparts have no excuse for poor corporate culture.

Van Eck goes local on EM fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Growth is beginning to surprise on the upside for emerging markets according to Van Eck Global emerging markets fixed income portfolio manager, Eric Fine.

ANZ ETFS appoints custodian JP Morgan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
J.P. Morgan will provide global custody services for three equity ETFs in ANZ's newly launched exchange traded fund business.

MAX Awards to showcase innovation in financial services sales and marketing

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
From Marketer of the Year to Innovation of the Year and best Digital Marketing Campaign, next week's Financial Standard MAX Forum and Awards promises to be an Oscar night celebrating outstanding work in financial services sales and marketing.

Super mums must focus on retirement savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Industry superannuation fund REST has entered the discussion about women being more knowledgeable in managing their finances by commissioning a Super Mum Index.

Expect no pay rises this year: report

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Most salaries in the financial services, accounting and banking industries will increase by no more than the rate of inflation in 2015, according to a wide ranging remuneration report by recruitment firm Robert Walters.

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Identifying Australian investors looking for diversification away from local equities and wanting exposure to emerging markets has led a US-based fund manager to further their operations down under.

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
One of Alliance Bernstein's (AB) funds offering potential for wealth protection during downside markets was added to the netwealth investment platform.