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Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... on ASIC data that shows 41% of Australians intend to get personal financial advice in the future, but only around 12% currently do. AZ NGA said this underscores the immediate need for a significant and transformative change. To do this, advice firms ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... their ability to administer defined benefit entitlements and provide our members with equivalent rights to benefits they currently have in Qantas Super. We would also seek to improve member services and lower fees and costs." In an update, Qantas Super ...

Payday super timing, deliberate: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... employers happy," he explained in a recent episode of the Financial Standard podcast. "Some of the employers who are currently only paying quarterly, even though they might pay payroll, fortnightly or monthly, they'll have to adjust the payroll systems." ...

Superhero Super swallows Smartsave, overhauls offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... 300 stocks, 200 ETFs, LICs and hybrid securities. Members will no longer be required to hold a minimum cash balance (currently 2% of overall investments but subject to a minimum of $500). For account balance over $1.5 million, members pay less in asset-based ...

Global X slashes ETF fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... fixed income ETFs, the Global X USD High Yield Bond ETF (USHY) and the Global X US Treasury Bond ETF (USTB). USHY is currently priced at 0.40% and UTSB is currently 0.20% per year but will be reduced to 0.30% and 0.19% respectively. Global X ETFs said ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... represents a fundamental change in how tax policy is implemented in Australia," Burgess said. "As the legislation is currently drafted, a person with a high superannuation balance, whose interest has received taxable income in a year, will not be subject ...

Industry needs better retirement advice blueprint: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... which limits advisers on what they can recommend to clients. "APLs are very powerful. Various product providers are currently working with agencies to get them rated," he said. Retirement income products provided by AMP and Generation Life, for example ...

Link names retirement, super product lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... innovation throughout the development cycle and ensuring products are benchmarked to exceed market equivalents." The division currently encompasses about 90 products, services and digital offerings. "Jonathan will leverage his prior management experience ...

On-platform TDPs miss performance test benchmarks, worst on fees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... results, include nine that had previously failed the performance test. In a positive development, the MySuper products currently on offer have significantly outperformed those that exited. As of 30 June 2023, the 58 products with a sufficient history ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... government is working to enable long-term investments in infrastructure, with significant opportunities emerging. "... we currently see significant deployment opportunities, particularly as part of the UK energy transition in areas such as offshore wind ...