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Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... resulted in more expensive housing - benefiting existing homeowners rather than boosting overall home ownership rates. "In the light of that evidence, it is incontrovertible that allowing prospective home-buyers to access some proportion of their accumulated ...

Superannuation objective legislation hits Senate floor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... Super Members Council (SMC) called on all Senators to pass the bill swiftly. The SMC said the bill would serve as a "guiding light for future policy development" and deliver certainty and predictability for all Australians relying on super for a better ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Following a revision of its constitution, NGS Super will welcome its first independent chair in 2025. The industry fund, which caters to education professionals, has revised its constitution to allow for the inclusion of independent directors on its ...

Heightened costs push young Aussies to plan ahead: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Close to half of those aged 18 to 39 are taking more action for their retirement in light of heightened cost-of-living pressures, a HESTA study reveals. These actions include salary sacrificing and using online calculators to keep track of their superannuation. ...

FAAA to work with Treasury on CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... got," Anderson said. "And the situation has only continued to get worse over recent months as more and more has come to light." The FAAA called on advisers to support calls for a public enquiry into Dixon Advisory and how it was handled by regulators. ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... well-resourced and significant enforcement action." APRA said it was concerned about "the potential impact on trustees" in light of recent allegations, particularly given the steps taken by the federal government and Fair Work Commission. The regulator ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... and think that simply participating will result in flows rather than assessing the sustainability of their strategies in light of persistency of performance, lack of transparency, and higher fees. "Nonetheless, there are many more active ETFs, which ...

FAAA calls on advisers: 'We ask for your support'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... got," Anderson said. "And the situation has only continued to get worse over recent months as more and more has come to light." Anderson identified six major objections that he said also represent the feelings of many advisers in relation to the handling ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... election, our expectation is that US growth would be stronger and inflation firmer. However, the Trump campaign has been light on detail and so it is difficult to make assumptions about economic policy," Brown said. "One thing that we are confident about ...

AWAG invests in advice firm, adds to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has taken a stake in Melican Financial Planning and added Murdoch Private Wealth to its licence. ASX-listed AWAG took a 20% stake in Melican Financial Planning, a firm that provides accounting, mortgage broking ...