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Commonwealth Super reports strong investment performance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Super Corporation (CSC) has reported strong investment performance as its five-year transformation program takes shape. The $70 billion super fund's default MySuper investment option delivered a "healthy" 9.1% return over the past financial ...

ASIC chair defends Chairman's Lounge memberships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... Simone Constant and others - was asked whether he has ever received flight upgrades from Qantas as a result of being a member of the invite-only Chairman's Lounge. Longo said he doesn't believe or recall ever receiving an upgrade but told Senator David ...

Qantas Super standardises offset account investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... are invested. This means the balances of these offset accounts accumulate investment returns as per the same options a member chose for their accumulation accounts with a positive balance. Qantas Super has also made changes to voluntary accumulation ...

FAAA takes aim at finfluencers with new campaign

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... Milnes said. "The campaign highlights this by connecting people with a professional licensed financial adviser who is a member of the FAAA. "It emphasises that FAAA members have the qualifications and expertise needed to help people manage the complexities ...

Australian Unity offloads banking business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... and mutual banks to operate," Walsh said. "We look forward to welcoming Australian Unity Bank customers to our growing member base and continuing to provide them with the benefits of a customer-owned bank. We will work closely with Australian Unity to ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... (RoA) to replace the Statement of Advice (SoA) and has introduced the proposed changes in a bill to parliament. Federal member for Forde, Bert van Manen, yesterday introduced the Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Advice Process) Bill 2024 in a bid ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India as it attempts to bridge the adviser gap. One of the main goals of the MoU, which was signed between ...

Former super fund investment chief in new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Former Australian Catholic Super investment chief Michael Block has landed at Bellmont Securities, the boutique portfolio manager and broker. In the new role, Block will oversee all aspects of Bellmont's investment strategy and portfolio management. ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... delayed by up to 36 hours with some experiencing bank transfer delays as well. ART said the outages began last week, however member comments across the fund's social media pages suggest the issues may have begun as early as Saturday, October 26. ...

CFS, Viridian Advisory launch low-cost advice deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... of blocks is capped at $3000. CFS superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said: "The reality is that we have a large member base that cannot afford comprehensive advice. By introducing this new model, we are enabling our members to access affordable ...