Post-Retirement
We’re looking at retirement through the wrong lens
The way the industry looks at retirement is out of focus, says Eraj Ghafoori, a behavioural economist at AustralianSuper.
Tahn SharpeFebruary 18, 2019
Tahn Sharpe
Tahn Sharpe is a Sydney-based financial services journalist with a background in financial planning. He writes on advice, superannuation, investment, banking and insurance issues, is a certified SMSF Adviser and holds an Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning.
ESG
Gender lens in focus for Verve Super
The CEO of Verve Super fund is taking a radical approach to raising the profile of gender inequality in superannuation.
Tahn SharpeFebruary 18, 2019
Royal Commission
Hayne ignites adviser discipline bonfire
Hayne’s recommendation for a new, separate disciplinary body for advisers could mean vast new powers over advisers says Deloitte.
Tahn SharpeFebruary 6, 2019
Royal Commission
Hayne orders about-face on OSAs
The ongoing service agreements that underpin most advice remuneration models are set to change dramatically .
Tahn SharpeFebruary 4, 2019
Investment Strategy
Finance jobs down but there is a silver lining
A Sunsuper report into the Australian job market has revealed the Hayne royal commission revelations have hit the financial sector hard.
Tahn SharpeJanuary 30, 2019
Post-Retirement
Fink backs employers on super as ASIC’s doubts emerge
BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink has called on companies to lead the way on retirement.
Tahn SharpeJanuary 22, 2019
Opinion
Banks aren’t leaving wealth due to lack of profitability
There were many reasons the Big Banks decided to divest from their wealth management arms in 2018, but declining profit was not one of them.
Tahn SharpeJanuary 17, 2019
Policy and Regulation
Pressure mounts for ‘sunlight’ on APLs
The PC's repeated assertion that APLs should be made public will put further pressure on government to curtail vertically integrated advice.
Tahn SharpeJanuary 14, 2019