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Adviser numbers drop, FAAA strengthens recruitment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... jobs board to help those struggling with attracting staff. It will also ramp up several initiatives to help attract more people to the profession. One campaign will actively market the profession - not only to future advisers but also consumers - about ...

Lumiant, Invest Blue build digital advice platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... said. "Our strategic partnerships signal to the market that Invest Blue is an innovative and progressive firm. We believe people are attracted to progressive, client-focused businesses."

HCF Life under ASIC surveillance

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... "Which is commonplace across guaranteed acceptance insurance products to provide the seller some level of protection from people falsely claiming when they have a known medical issue," it added. With the growing underinsurance challenges in Australia ...

AFCA tallies up COVID-19 complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... claims handling resulted in 1286 complaints, and service quality led to 1162. By state, most complaints were lodged by people living in New South Wales (30%), followed closely by Victorians at 29%. One percent or less came from the ACT, Tasmania and ...

New local lead for Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... Australian and New Zealand business. His key strengths have been his strategic vision and strong leadership, supporting both our people and our clients while remaining committed to our independence and mission of putting investors first," Kapoor said. ...

Class action commenced against IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... ASIC placed strict conditions on them to stem significant losses seen in 2020. According to Investment Trends, 117,000 people placed at least one CFD or FX trade in 2020; between March and April 2020, more than $774 million was lost trading CFDs, ASIC ...

High super balance tax needs work: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... retirement or already retired could be impacted if the cap remains unindexed. "It's not applied to a huge number of people at the moment," said Hutton. "Over time it will apply to more and more people, particularly those who have an SMSF." Hutton ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... be shared across industry sectors, different segments of the workforce, regional areas and Australia's First Nations people. Accompanying this will be a New Energy Apprenticeships program to deliver 10,000 apprenticeships and a Clean Energy Capacity ...

Labor cracks down on unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... on earnings double to 30%, up from 15%. The additional tax on earnings imposed by this measure will impact around 80,000 people in 2025-26, or approximately 0.5% of super accounts. But, the non-indexation of the $3 million superannuation cap could eventually ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... been with the firm since 2004 and said she is honoured to take on this role at a critical time for the firm and its 10,000 people. "We are committed to learning from our mistakes, listening to our stakeholders and enhancing our culture to build stronger ...