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US default risk: Are credit default swaps signalling trouble?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... political partisanship. "Today's supercharged political partisanship - with Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and Democrats controlling the Senate and the White House - has only served to heighten market concerns that we might ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... billon. FUA on BT Panorama of $102.1 billion, however, was down 3% year on year. Westpac's financial adviser representatives stood at 6028, down 2% over the period. Westpac's Specialist Businesses division, which was established in May 2020 ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... opportunities to elevate this co-operation to another level, he added. Jones highlighted that superannuation fund representatives from various countries, like Canada, Denmark, and Singapore, are actively seeking to invest in Australia's infrastructure ...

BT, Striver partner to tackle adviser shortage

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... entrants towards the profession. The program includes more than 20 events across Australia, attended by graduates and representatives from advice practices. BT said two virtual speed networking events have been held in Sydney and Brisbane to date, which ...

Digital advice association in the works

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... of Advice Review (QAR) proposed reforms and serve as a united voice before government. The founding members and representatives of the body are Abrdn head of retirement and digital innovation Jason Nyilas, Advice Intelligence chief executive Jacqui Henderson ...

Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... results and outlines their plans for action." Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart commended the House of Representatives on passing the bill into law. "The gender pay gap is a stubborn beast. We've been talking about it for decades, and still ...

NGS Super suffers cyber-attack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... keep hardcopy versions of their response plans on hand, and cyber-attack drills should be carried out regularly. Representatives from APRA, ASIC and the ATO have also noted cybersecurity as an area of priority for the regulators. At the recent Association ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... she explained. She said the cross-industry working group has met three times since its creation. "It's got representatives from AIST, FSC and ASFA, Link and Mercer, and all of the regulators as well," she explained. "It's been an incredibly valuable ...

Court fines ANZ for dodgy introducer program

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... found not to have adequate processes in place in its program and failed to take reasonable steps to ensure its representatives complied with consumer credit protection laws. By participating in the program, ANZ's marketing material encouraged it as "a ...

TAL offloads dealer group to CountPlus

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... CountPlus currently has 280 financial advisers. Affiinia provides holistic financial and risk advice. Some 100 representatives will move to the CountPlus network. CountPlus said that TAL has provided it with specific warranties and indemnities appropriate ...