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Macquarie Asset Management launches low-cost active ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... "There's still a role for passive investing at the core, but systematic active ETFs provide investors with the potential for better returns. This is because we don't just follow an index, we start with it, and add a systematic process that seeks to enhance ...

CFA Society Australia launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... its members. "Our members will benefit from a more extensive network nationally and globally. At the same time, we are better positioned to enhance the efficiency of delivering member services across Australia, while retaining the community spirit in ...

Members' attitude, behaviour key to better engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... insights." Further, members indicated that the top three areas where they want to see improvement from their super fund are better proactive communication; pre-retirement plans; and personalised information and advice. They also said clear guidance and ...

Budget 2024: Cost of living relief takes centre stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... government and this Budget delivers for every Australian. A tax cut for every taxpayer. Wages growing in every industry. A better deal for every working parent. A fairer go at every checkout," Chalmers said when presenting the Budget to parliament. "New ...

Budget 2024: $20k instant asset write-off extended

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... to four million small businesses and investing $625 million to help farmers and rural communities reduce emissions and better prepare for climate change and drought." The extension of the measure is expected to cost the government $290 million. An additional ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... to sexual and reproductive healthcare for women across the course of their lives, including training for GPs to provide better menopause care. Recent statistics from ASFA show women who are unable to continue working during menopause and are forced to ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
To better understand global investor expectations and practices, Deloitte, in partnership with a global marketing agency, developed a report from a survey of 2000 investors and 250 wealth management providers. The report provided several calls to action ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has called on the Federal government to better manage costs across the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and implement a fairer ASIC funding levy for advisers. In its pre-budget submission ...

Advisers should leverage US tech blueprint: SIAA panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... afford to pay for it, but at the same time, look after clients who may not be able to pay for it, he said. The Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package of reforms proposes creating a new class of financial advisers called "Qualified Advisers" who ...

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... influenced their level of oversight. "If we had found anything, we would have called it out because we like to promote better practice. What we did identify was the intersection with cold calling and aspects of the system that are not up to scratch in ...
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