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AFCA finds more Dixon Advisory victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... which earned over $174 million in revenue last financial year?" As at 10 April 2024, Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) remains a current AFCA member. ASIC cancelled DASS's licence on 5 April 2023. The terms of the cancellation require ...

The unintended consequences of the four-day work week

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... receiving 100% or full pay for 80% of their time and simultaneously maintaining 100% of their output. Zurich Financial Services non-executive director Elaine Collins said the model can potentially lead to dissatisfaction as there is uncertainty surrounding ...

APRA 'continuing to monitor' UniSuper outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
UniSuper has commenced the restoration of its services, as APRA confirms it is monitoring the situation which arose when the fund's private cloud was inadvertently deleted. In a brief statement to Financial Standard, APRA said it is "aware of the ...

SMC says 'reckless' plan could cost taxpayers $1tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... heavily on the taxpayer-funded age pension. To meet the rising costs, future governments may have to increase taxes or cut services to offset the extra fiscal pressure created by the bigger age pension outlays, SMC said. At its peak, the capped super ...

AFCA and CSLR sign MoU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out how they will work together to support a fair and efficient financial services sector. The MoU reflects the parties' intention to maintain a proactive, open, and collaborative relationship to effectively ...

Perpetual seals $2.18bn deal with KKR, chief to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... the ASX. The deal is expected to finalise in February 2025, with Perpetual agreeing to provide KKR with transitional services for 18 months following its completion, with an option to extend for an additional 12 months. Perpetual chair Tony D'Aloisio ...

UniSuper outage continues, no cause identified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
The super fund plans to begin restoring services later this week, though chief executive Peter Chun has told members the root cause of the outage remains unknown. UniSuper's systems, including its app, have been down for about a week now, with members ...

ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... corporate authorised representatives that are engaged in these referral arrangements and ensure they comply with financial services laws. Super trustees that gain new members via these tactics should review their processes to ensure they are not benefiting ...

FSC launches digital advice group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) continues to expand into financial advice by taking on a digital advice association that flagged its formation one year ago. The Digital Advice Expert Group is now part of the FSC, founded by moneyGPS chief executive ...

Farewell TelstraSuper: Largest corporate fund explores merger options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... exciting opportunity for members as we seek to transition to become a larger entity with an enhanced range of benefits and services offered to members. A merger has the potential to deliver further fee reductions for members into the future," a statement ...