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Perpetual-KKR deal hits tax bill snag

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... view that the provisions should not apply." The ATO told Perpetual that it will impose section 45B of the Income Tax Assessment Act of 1936 to the transaction. To dispute the ATO's position, Perpetual said it "would need to withhold sufficient funds ...

NEOS updates medical definitions, labels

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... assess your client's claim against the definition in their original PDS and the new PDS and use the more favourable assessment for their claim," NEOS told customers. "These updated definitions will only apply to future claims. They will not apply ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... 'fit and proper'; one former director refused to take part. Currently, Cbus directors must complete a self-assessment of their skills prior to appointment and each year. They are provided with guidelines as to what skills would constitute them ...

Trustees, advisers have 'insufficient focus' on performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... drafted, Kirkland said. "Further, it was not always clear how, and to what degree, performance was factored into the assessment of investment options," he said. Kirkland revealed of the 29 options identified by trustees, 24 had not met the performance ...

TelstraSuper and Equip Super merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... market leading products, services and capability." O'Loghlin added: "The agreement to merge follows a rigorous assessment by the Trustee board of a variety of merger options that were available to TelstraSuper. This coming together signifies a new ...

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... increase in the death of members during the COVID period contributed to a significant growth in death claims, affecting assessment and payment timeframes. "Over the past 18 months AustralianSuper has undertaken a thorough review of the fund's processes ...

ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
ASIC has launched legal proceedings against Cbus over delays in the processing of insurance claims made by members. Court documents were filed by ASIC in the Federal Court today, alleging members were impacted by delays to death and TPD claims processing ...

intelliflo partners with Capital Preferences

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Financial advice technology provider intelliflo has partnered with client engagement platform Capital Preferences. Capital Preferences will provide interactive assessments to help advisers better understand client preferences backed by science and behavioural ...

Super complaints rise in FY24: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
AFCA's Annual Review revealed the ombudsman service received a record 104,861 complaints from consumers and small businesses in 2023-24, up 8% on the year before. Of those, AFCA received 7325 superannuation complaints, a 5% increase from the previous ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... the central bank would like it. "Members felt that not enough had changed since the previous meeting to alter their assessment that the current level of the cash rate best balanced the risks to inflation and the labour market," the minutes said. "They ...