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Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025

... on immigration and increased spending for healthcare and education. While Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Budget on Tuesday had little mention of policies that would impact superannuation or financial services, Dutton doubled down on the Coalition's 'super for ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... like, estate planning, aged care, and the Age Pension, including the Home Equity Access Scheme. She noted that funds have little commercial incentive to offer advice in these areas, as they don't affect the assets held within the fund. The draft ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025

... it's a lot of things - and when you get them right, what you end up doing is having really good returns and taking very little risk," Livanas said. Delivering results Over the past decade, State Super's members have netted more than $16,000 above the ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025

... ambitions," Mercer said. "Our analysis of the range of the products offered to members and the fees charged also shows little distinction between retail, industry, public sector, and corporate funds." Mercer believes the industry will shift away from ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025

... believes the RBA is "really behind the curve" when it comes to easing monetary policy, arguing that a delayed rate cut has little to no effect. The firm had predicted at least two interest rate cuts in Australia in 2024, however the RBA failed to deliver ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025

... in poorly targeted superannuation tax concessions. Australians also pay too much in superannuation fees and receive too little guidance on how to use their super in retirement." In terms of major reforms, Grattan reinforced its view that a government ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025

... "Interestingly, if I reflect on the transformation journey that we're on, we're going from a structure where very little is possible in terms of customisation and being able to produce things, to where everything is possible. "So, the type of ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025

... improved over recent years, Lonsdale noted there are still areas of weakness, with some entities treating compliance as little more than "a box-ticking exercise." "By articulating our expectations more clearly and strengthening our capacity to ensure ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025

After its much derided rebrand did little good, abrdn will add back the three vowels it removed from its name in 2021. Overnight, it was announced that abrdn will be renamed aberdeen group and trade as aberdeen. In April 2021, Standard Life Aberdeen ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025

... Anthony Asher said the proposed change will "unlikely to make a huge difference to the yield on life annuities, but every little bit helps and it will make the life insurers more stable." "The life insurers (mainly Challenger) sometimes operate at a ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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