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Bell Asset Management looks to exit RE services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... the asset manager said: "Changes to regulation and market practice have led BAM to form a view that future growth will be better supported by an independent responsible entity... BAM does not intend to act as responsible entity for any funds." It added ...

Superannuation fund returns underperformed SMSFs: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... sector's strong investment performance. He also said it indicates that SMSFs receiving financial advice tend to perform better. "It's always been our mantra that SMSF trustees should get professional advice," Burgess said.

AIA adds to C-suite lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... said. "They will play a critical role in helping drive our focus on future-readiness, championing healthier, longer, and better lives, and achieving high performance." According to recent data from APRA and ASIC, AIA is the second largest player in the ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... via two critical policy changes. In the first instance, the SMC calculates that working mums can be $12,500 to $14,500 better off at retirement if the government pays super on parental leave. "Paying super on Parental Leave Pay is an effective equity ...

Colonial First State launches new offering to advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... team. He added that practices are interested in finding ways to automate their processes to improve efficiency and provide better service to more clients. "This is why one of the first events we'll be launching through CFS 10X will give advisers access ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation, the institute wrote that the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package of reforms could prove invaluable to retirees and pre-retirees as they navigate a labyrinthine ...

NAB names new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... to take what has been established and further expand NAB's impact. He said: "NAB is on the right trajectory to being a better bank and I will work with my colleagues to continue exceeding our strategic ambitions."

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... to seize professional opportunities and find new ways to "Level Up". The wealth management sector is gearing up for the Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions reform that will boost the current 15% tax rate on super balances above $3 million to 30%. ...

Scarcity buys stake in asset manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... governance, and product innovation." "We are excited about the opportunities this partnership will bring to delivering even better solutions our valued partner firms." Scarcity said it raised the money from family offices and high-net-worth investors ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... assets later this year. Combining its policy and supervision priorities for the first time to give regulated entities a better idea of what to expect in the year ahead, APRA said it is focused on "protecting the safety and resilience of regulated entities ...