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In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... "This suggests that advisers must also prioritise emotional and wellbeing-focused conversations as part of their advice and review process. We must also recognise that many women prefer to be active participants in the advice journey," she says. Having ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The financial services and insurance industry ranks among the worst offenders on gender pay gap in the country and it's hurting the economy. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) found that women who work in financial services and insurance ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The Quality of Advice Review's final report (QAR) does not "trash" or go against the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, says Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of ...

Corporate fund transfers members to ART

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... Corporation's Australian business, with the aim of completing it in April. The decision to transfer the 30-year-old fund followed a review by Oracle's trustee Willis Towers Watson of both the Oracle plan and other superannuation funds. It cited ...

AustralianSuper invests in build-to-rent-to-own affordable housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... its mission to life. However, as AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder acknowledged at the Australian Financial Review Super and Wealth Summit, investing in affordable housing isn't easy. "Does it [affordable housing] normally stack up? No, it ...

AustralianSuper overhauls Member Direct fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... April 2023, the Member Direct investment option is introducing a simpler and more competitive fee structure following a review, the $263 billion super fund told members. The cash account option will remove the percentage-based fee on the balance and ...

Adviser exits spur innovation: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... users," Guiamatsia said. "This is in near-perfect congruence with some of the key recommendations of the Quality of Advice Review Final Report."

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... with what's actually happening in the back end," Steffanoni said. "Disclosure reviews can't happen in isolation. Review of ESG-related disclosures should involve marketing, compliance and legal, investment and operations because all parts of ...

LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
A specialised listed investment company is looking for a new fund manager as it overhauls its investment mandate. Hygrovest (HGV), a listed investment company that largely invests in Australian and global cannabis-related businesses, wants to diversify ...

Countplus grows advice arm, discontinues Wealth Axis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... network with paraplanning, technology and administration support services. The decision to do so followed an operation review, Countplus said. In doing so, Countplus saw a reduction in annual operating losses of $429,000. The board declared an interim ...