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Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Australian companies will continue to suffer at the hands of the skill shortage crisis in 2023, with 70% of employers stating the lack of talent will cost them. According to research conducted by specialised recruiter Robert Half, the recent 3.5% unemployment ...

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has targeted social media influencers who use misleading testimonials and endorsements. The ACCC said it's "sweeping" more than 100 social media influencers from over 150 consumer tip-offs for ...

FPA, AFA merger consultation to close

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The member consultation period on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on January 31, with members encouraged to provide their feedback before then. ...

MLC Life Insurance welcomes new non-executive director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
MLC Life Insurance has appointed David Stephen as an independent non-executive director on its MLC Limited board. Stephen will also serve as chair of the board risk committee, replacing Andy Cornish who after seven years is retiring. With over 35 years ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... Chris Iggo's list of themes that will shape 2023. Providing an outlook for the year ahead, Iggo said: "The economics profession did not prove to be very good at forecasting inflation in 2021 beyond that it might go up." "As such, any speculation that ...

Dimensional names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
Bhanu Singh has taken over from Glenn Crane as Dimensional Fund Advisors chief executive as part of a long-planned generational change in leadership. Singh, a long-time senior investment professional at the systematic investor, will remain head of Asia ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has barred former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins for integrity breaches. The deregistration, which includes a two-year ban on Collins becoming a registered tax practitioner, followed an investigation ...

Sequoia FG revises profit expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
Sequoia Financial Group has updated its profit guidance for the first half, saying several "abnormal items" will negatively impact its bottom line. In November, the group said it was expecting EBITDA in the first half of between $4 million to $5 million. ...

Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... don't believe government intervention to set standards for paraplanners is required, or desirable. In our view, the profession is capable of, and should be, setting best practice standards for this important support role." "The FPA has many paraplanner ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
Pre-retirees are increasingly interested in receiving financial advice, according to a retirement planning study by Fidelity International. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report shows that 80% of pre-retirees currently receive advice, have received ...