 SIMON RUSSELL | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021 ... what they do. This might seem like a subtle difference, but in my experience is an important one. Too much of what the industry does currently is provide education, while too little is designed to help consumers make a decision. They are related concepts ... Read more  KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021 ... Meteorology, which at the time had just three positions to fill. "By chance I went into technology roles in the life insurance industry and worked my way up, from computer operating to programming and project management," she says. Mika spent several ... Read more  DAVID THORNTON | FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020 ... facility," says Mitchell. Big banks pull out There is also a lack of market competition among reverse mortgage providers. The industry has contracted significantly in recent years, which may partly explain why interest rates on these products are so ... Read more  SARAH BARKER , ELLIE MULHOLLAND | THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020 ... skill and diligence, and to act in the 23 year old member's best interests, under section 52 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. The claim alleged that to fulfil the trustee's legal duties, it was necessary to have regard to the ... Read more  PAUL NELSON | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020 In the recent budget, we saw some of the most fundamental changes to the superannuation industry we have seen in many years. These changes came as quite a shock to the industry as most of us were really expecting an extension of the early withdrawal ... Read more  JOHN HARVEY | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020 ... has been "enlightening" to say the least. One would have thought that in the post-inquiry era the financial services industry would be cleaning up its act and perhaps it has in some respects, but in other circumstances, there is a long way to go. The ... Read more  CRISPIAN LYNCH , VINCENT GIANG , JACOB SAULWICK | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020 ... Services Royal Commission [the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry]. ASIC had agreed with the two defendants, MLC Nominees Pty Ltd (MLC Nominees) and NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited (NULIS) ... Read more  ED HUGHES , SIMON GUTTMANN | FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020 ... will proceed as scheduled. More radical suggestions have also arisen for a substantial recasting of the superannuation industry. And COVID-19 raises questions about the desirability of industry-specific funds. While COVID-19 may be a one-in-a-hundred-year ... Read more  ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020 ... left by someone from the right. This line of attack happens across a few fronts. First, by labelling anyone from large industry funds or their associations as Big Super bunches them together with their retail rivals, undermining the clean bill of health ... Read more  CHRISTINE COVINGTON | THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020 ... Alliance Network (RAN) released its 'Banking on Climate Change' report into the financing of the fossil fuel industry by 35 private-sector banks. It found that since the Paris Agreement in 2016, banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Bank ... Read more |
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