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High super balance tax needs work: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... plan to double concessional tax rates on super balances over $3 million has many pain points. Speaking with Financial Standard, Hutton said he is not a fan of the proposal, saying it "has a few whiskers on it." "I don't see it as being that beneficial ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australia is one of the world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and ...

Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... existing pricing. Meanwhile, the fund is also increasing its insurance premiums quite significantly. For male members, standard death and TPD Assist premiums will increase an average of 26.6%. Those with optional income protection cover will see an increase ...

ASIC revises IDR reporting framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
ASIC has further staged the implementation timeframe for internal dispute resolution data reporting. In total, 8600 financial firms will report their customer complaints data for the first time under the framework. The first group to do so comprised ...

Iress outlines product-led growth strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... of these changes, we announced some changes to our leadership team," Price said. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Iress is introducing four key business lines, with each to maintain end-to-end accountability for product, technology and support ...

Last chance to vote: MAX Awards

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Voting for the 29th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards will close at 5pm today. So far, the nominees have received 2494 votes in total. The MAX Awards look to celebrate the best and brightest in financial services marketing, advertising, and sales ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... it's unlikely the May budget will look to boost the economy, Commonwealth Bank's Gareth Aird tells Financial Standard. Some were stumped this week after the RBA sent the cash rate up another 25 basis points to 3.85% but, in a new podcast episode ...

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has supported the government's experienced adviser pathway proposal, though suggests the measure be better targeted. The proposal, opened to consultation last month, seeks to clarify the educational ...

Kilter Rural launches $500m agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... water assets and Kilter's water investment management expertise. Kilter Rural chief executive Cullen Gunn told Financial Standard the fund has been in the works for three years. "We've been looking across South-Eastern Australia at all sorts of opportunities ...

HESTA revamps insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... insurance offering. Firstly, fees paid by some members will change, with HESTA saying it believes over 50% of those with standard cover - to be termed 'default cover - will see a reduction. This is because the way in which the fees are charged will change. ...