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Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... considering the merits of the Regal proposal having regard to its assessment of the stand-alone inherent value of Platinum in a change of control context, including with reference to Platinum's current turnaround strategy, outlook, and planned future ...

Growing super balances show more work to be done: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
New research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows that while super balances are largely growing, there's still plenty to be done to ensure positive retirement outcomes for all. ASFA's An update on superannuation account ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... arrangements provide adequate time for providers of superannuation calculators and retirement estimates to implement the change to the default rate of nominal wage inflation," ASIC said. Those that provide superannuation forecasts must express them in ...

HESTA lowers insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
HESTA is introducing several insurance fee changes with most members paying less from September 28. For most HESTA Super and HESTA Personal Super members, the super fund said insurance fees will reduce by at least 3.2% for unitised cover and 2.5% for ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Nick Carmichael told the recent Activam Act Conference how they approach financial advice from the lens of a major career change. Forbes was a professional baseball player in the US before he made the switch to financial advice. Problem solving, discipline ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... across the aged care system, no matter a person's means or duration of care, Wells explained. There will also be no change to how a person's home is assessed under the means test. Access to aged care will also be limited, with the bill seeking ...

BUSSQ board members removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
BUSSQ board members Jacqui Collie and Michael Ravbar, both of whom are senior Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) officials, have been replaced effective immediately. The administrator for the Queensland branch of the CFMEU ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... income challenge won't going away. "Successive governments in Australia have attempted to address the issue with regulatory change, but actual progress has been slow. It's clear that many factors are contributing to the retirement income challenge and ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... savings or being forced to by coercively controlling partners, she added. Women in Super also called on the Coalition to change course. Women in Super chief executive Jo Kowalczyk questioned why women are being asked to choose between finical security ...

Superannuation objective legislation hits Senate floor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
The Senate will consider legislation to define an objective of superannuation. The Superannuation (Objective) Bill enshrines the goal to preserve savings to deliver income for a dignified retirement, alongside government support, in an equitable and ...