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ASIC updates qualified tax relevant provider definition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... wrote to affected individuals and their AFSLs in October regarding the one-off update. "There is no cost to notify ASIC of whether a relevant provider can or cannot provide tax (financial) advice services for the first time," ASIC said. "It is important ...

NGS Super launches retirement savings strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... and highlighted the importance of more customers getting access to better advice. "Access to advice is really important, whether it's face to face, online or in some other form," she said. Further, she explained NGS will remain focused on designing ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... looking forward to producing documents that are engaging and "actually communicates with clients what they need to know - whether they are wholesale or a retail client". The firm is anticipating a large intergenerational wealth transfer that will require ...

Adviser numbers steady, but shortfall predicted

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... around 16,000 after falling 43% from its December 2018 peak, forecasting by Rainmaker Information has sought to determine whether demand for advice over the coming decade can be met. According to Rainmaker, with 16,000 advisers, Australia remains on-track ...

Inflation eases to 5.4%, RBA tipped to hike interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... decreasing, it remains elevated and is falling at a pace slower than what the RBA had initially forecasted. "The key question is whether the near-term upside surprise is enough for the RBA to change its view that inflation will return to its 2-3% target ...

ASIC updates breach reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... Instrument 2023/589. Licensees now have a longer timeframe from "when they first know that, or are reckless with respect to whether, there are reasonable grounds to believe that a reportable situation has arisen to lodge a report with ASIC if the situation ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... menopause and menstruation on finance workers. The survey is open to all workers in financial services, regardless of whether they're a member of the union. Based on similar surveys conducted in the UK, the aim is to better understand the extent ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... company. The researchers correlated founders' personality profiles with Crunchbase, a database of start-ups to determine whether certain founder personalities and their combinations in co-founded teams relate to start-up success. This could mean ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... limit human suffering from the adverse consequences of warfare. "States and armed forces have responsibilities under IHL, whether in the context of occupation, or in active, boots-on-the-ground fighting," Kurnadi said. "Of particular importance is the ...

HNWs increase digital engagement: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... own spreadsheet," Guiamatsia said at Praemium's Investor Webinar yesterday. "While HNWs use many digital portals, whether it's with a platform, or with a bank, it still is the case that when they want to see their singular numbers, they need ...