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HUB24 growth officer jumps to AZ NGA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... years at OnePath and MLC in sales strategy and advice roles. "Financial advice is life changing and this role enables me to make a greater difference in helping more people get access through the growth and prosperity of high-quality wealth firms," Stafford ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... policies now put it ahead of many insurance industry peers. "Employee care must include initiatives that recognise our people make valuable contributions and also have unique needs. These employee benefits recognise this and are tangible ways to enable ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... we use all the available information and it really does sit with AFCA being able to get as much information as they can to make that determination," Berry said. "Once AFCA has made that determination and awarded compensation, if that money is not paid ...

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... promotion should be fair, clear, and not misleading, and must balance and carry the right risk warnings for consumers to make well-informed financial decisions. The FCA defines a finfluencer as someone who is "promoting the services of a firm on a social ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... to be in an FSG to their clients. Under the new law, advisers can either continue to give their clients an FSG or instead make the information publicly available on their website. The bill also contains the legal basis on which superannuation trustees ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... recent positive increases in award wages. The ACTU said a further 5% rise would help workers meet current prices rises and make up for the lost income over this period. A 5% wage increase would lift the minimum hourly rate to $24.39 and the minimum annual ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... of accounts which will reduce the drag of unnecessary fees associated with multiple accounts for an individual as well as make it easier for people to keep track of their superannuation," the report said. Meanwhile, retiring members need guidance to ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... now, the valuation gap and the fact that small caps were out of favour last year, along with evolving market conditions, make it the right time for advisers to think about topping up not just domestic equities, but also small caps," she said. A report ...

Perpetual seeds Kapstream fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... Warehouse financing duration is less than one year. Bourke said barriers to entry are high, and established non-bank lenders who make up the most attractive part of the warehouse origination space typically favour a smaller number of trusted financing ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo has had enough of company directors complaining about keeping up with their obligations. In a speech to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance ...