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Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
While demand for financial advice is apparently the highest it's ever been, the number of people actually seeking it has dropped. That's according to new research from Brighter Super and Investment Trends that shows retirement confidence among Australians ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
ASIC warned it will turn up the heat on superannuation funds by adding new enforcement priorities and flagging that it will hold directors on trustee boards to the same standards as those in big companies. While the corporate regulator heightened its ...

Colonial First State offers aged care solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... of retirement Marissa Powe said. "Australia's aged care system is complex, and it can be expensive, and we know there is a real need for assistance when it comes to finding and selecting suitable aged care services and moving quickly to put arrangements ...

Property 'well-placed' for growth: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The real estate group is confident that the commercial and industrial property markets will pick up next year, but flagged one major concern for investors. In its report, Australian Horizon 2025, Knight Frank found that now may be the time to invest ...

ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... that it had only learned of the issues in July 2023. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said delays in claims processing cause real harm to families who may be relying on the payments to meet critical expenses. "This adds to difficult personal circumstances ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
Invesco Advisers was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was found to have misled investors as to what proportion of its total assets were invested according to ESG principles. Invesco Advisers was charged with willfully ...

Payton Capital eyes 'extensive growth', hires four

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The real estate fund manager is extending its footprint, establishing a presence in Perth and adding a second Queensland office. Payton Capital has opened an office in Perth and another in the Gold Coast, also announcing four appointees to take the ...

Commonwealth Super reports strong investment performance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... and pro-active risk management, adding that these strategic capabilities have enabled it to invest early into future-fit real assets - before their value was fully reflected in prices - building strategic resilience across investment options. "Compared ...

ASIC chair defends Chairman's Lounge memberships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... [when working at Choice]... you've been on the consumer side, now you're at the regulator. What do you think about managing real and perceived conflicts of interest?" Pocock asked. Kirkland said that he agreed with Longo's explanation of the situation ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to ALAMMC Developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... accounts held by different defendants, as well as the potential use of investor funds to purchase a luxury motor vehicle, and real estate at Surfers Paradise in Queensland. The Court has extended travel restrictions on McWilliams, barring him from leaving ...