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Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... Meantime, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo said growing interest in environmental, social, and governance issues had driven the need for more thorough disclosure requirements but said the phased rollout should give ...

Australians need $1.6m for comfortable retirement: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... "non-financial dimensions that assume even greater importance once people are in life after full-time work." This relates to health, social connections, housing-related issues, and living with meaning and purpose. "They give thought to that once they ...

Australia's budget position ranks second among G20 nations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... through entitlement reforms in advanced economies with aging populations and improving the targeting and efficiency of social safety nets to support the most vulnerable populations."

Financial advice exodus has 'bottomed out': ClearView

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... proofing" the business to prepare for regulatory changes and a new cohort of financial advisers that are engaging customers by social media, podcasts, and digital tools. The life insurer said it has created a diversified distribution network with more ...

Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... Australia, offering investors access to an actively managed portfolio of international shares with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Russell Investments has launched its first multi-strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF) ...

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... as their massive debt and interest repayments divert resources from crucial areas like public education, healthcare, and social safety nets, threatening to unravel hard-won development gains. Oxfam's analysis of the World Bank's International Development ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... the most appropriate funding method. A slew of costs to consider include accommodation payments, daily care fees, tax, social security, and estate planning services. "Strategic and financially complex aged care advice is increasingly provided to older ...

Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... companies engaged in activities deemed immoral or harmful by Islam. These companies must also meet strict environmental, social, or governance (ESG) criteria. Openmarkets chief executive Dan Jowett said the business was proud to contribute to financial ...

A quarter of advised Australians nervous about retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... study revealed a score of 70 for Australians over 60 encompassing a range of factors such as mental and physical health, social connections, purpose, and financial wellbeing. Notably, activities and hobbies scored the highest (79.5) followed by mental ...

AustralianSuper hires data strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... officer at Rest and Sunsuper. "Welcome to the team, we're thrilled to have you joining us," AustralianSuper posted on social media.
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