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Super fund, insurer admin issues draw AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Life insurers and superannuation funds continue to pin systemic issues on administrative and legacy systems that have drawn customer complaints and, in some cases, led to large compensation payouts, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Disgraced former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins has been banned from providing financial services or controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business for eight years. At the start of the year, Collins was barred ...

Three actively managed funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index via a long-short investment strategy and aimed to achieve capital growth and tax-effective income from franking credits. "We regularly review our product range to ensure alignment with the evolving needs ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... across cash flow and goals projections, budgeting, debt management, investments, superannuation, insurance, asset protection, tax planning, government support benefits, aged care, retirement planning and estate planning. Interestingly, Source Wealth ...

KeyInvest, Mantis Funds launch investment bond offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... Australia, and we plan to bring their investment bond offerings to a broader audience," he said. "In the last three decades, tax planning has been very superannuation and offshore fund focused, a trend which we believe will change in the next decade." ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... raises considerable complexities requiring significant work to address and Magellan will have regard to legal, regulatory and tax matters that require detailed assessment. Any conversion would be subject to a number of conditions, including member and ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... primarily driven by its recent $619 million mandate with Aware Super. Challenger reaffirmed its FY24 normalised net profit before tax guidance range of between $555 million and $605 million. "Challenger has started FY24 well, demonstrating our progress ...

Industrials company launches asset management arm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... June 30, an increase of $18.66 million compared to the same period last year. The company also reported a net profit before tax of $7.08 million and a net profit after tax of $3.87 million for the year. "FY23 has proven to be another defining year for ...

HNWs increase digital engagement: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... their own spreadsheet, or they rely on advisers to actually provide that fuller picture for them." The research also noted tax reporting, simplicity around access, and record keeping as the top digital features HNWs appreciate. "The end-client has shared ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... chief executive Luke Sayers were grilled this morning in a Senate Inquiry as fallout continues over the embattled firm's tax scandal. Emails sent by former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins have been used to paint a picture of what ...