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Remembering Steve Williams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
ClearBridge Investments has led tributes to its head of intermediary sales Steve Williams, who passed away last week following a short illness. Williams - affectionately known as Willo - passed away last Thursday, ClearBridge confirmed in a LinkedIn ...

Advice firms struggle to make most of socials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
A recent survey by BT found just 37% of financial advisers have received referrals via social media in the last 12 months. Earlier this year BT conducted a three-part webinar series on social media, with the majority of advisers in attendance using ...

Millennials want financial advice: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
Natixis Investment Managers has revealed the five common financial misconceptions about millennials in its recent Five Financial Truths about Millennials at 40 report. The global survey of nearly 2500 individual investors between the ages of 25 and ...

US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised rates by 0.5%, the most aggressive interest rate increase in over 20 years. In his opening statement, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "Inflation is much too high, and we understand the hardship it is causing ...

Breach reporting regime a distraction: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
A survey of compliance professionals has found 67% believe ASIC's breach reporting rules distract from other issues and the greatest proportion of reports filed relate to financial advice failures. A report from CoreData, Lawcadia and Gadens looks ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
An ACTU report has blasted the Coalition government for the consistent entrenchment of low wage growth. The Morrison missing in action on wages report shows that over the entire term of the Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. This is ...

ATO slammed for failing to collect billions in unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
Industry Super Australia has unleashed on the loose laws and 'light touch' compliance that's costing working Australians billions in unpaid super. In a statement, ISA said: "The auditor has found the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) reluctance to 'proactively' ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...

Maritime Super slapped with infringement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Maritime Super, which is soon to merge with Hostplus, has been hit with an infringement notice by ASIC over alleged misleading statements to members about its partnership with Hostplus. In a significant event notification and a newsletter sent to members ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Employees of Active Super will now receive superannuation guarantee payments for up to 12 months while on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will ...