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SMSF Association names head of membership

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... association, Sparks also holds an SMSF specialist advisor designation. He is a former member of the SA State Chapter committee and has previously presented at the Association's annual national conference. In his new role, Sparks will be responsible for ...

Lonsec investments chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
The long-serving chief investment officer of Lonsec will depart the research house in June to pursue another opportunity. Lukasz de Pourbaix, who is also an executive director, will finish up in mid-June after spending about 15 years with the firm. ...

Franking credit changes could backfire: SMSF Association

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... that will impact franking credits for distributions funded by capital raisings. In a submission to the Senate Economics Committee, due to report on May 26, the SMSF Association said that amendments in Schedule 5 to the Bill - Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... believes that legislating an objective isn't the solution. According to IFPA superannuation technical and policy committee chair Phil Broderick, the proposed objective wouldn't be binding on current or future policy makers and could be completely ...

Managed accounts achieve record inflows: IMAP

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
In the six months to 31 December 2022, funds under management (FUM) in managed accounts increased to reach a new high of $144.5 billion, according to the latest data by the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman. This is up 9.8% ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... gender pay gap in retirement. This month, Labor and Greens senators backed a recommendation by the Senate work and care committee to trial a four-day work week at full pay. The committee, chaired by Greens senator Barbara Peacock, proposed the Fair Work ...

FICAP names new charity partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... Feel the Magic. The work they do with grieving children is nothing short of remarkable." The FICAP Charity Selection Committee was overwhelmed with applications for support from charities and foundations across Australia, and committee member Jackie ...

Invest Blue trials nine-day fortnight for advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... the financial advice firm is the latest to try a less traditional working week. The announcement follows a new Senate committee report backing the move to a four-day working week and a national trial involving 20 organisations across a range of industries ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
First Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly ...

Senate inquiry to scrutinise proposed franking credit rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
A Senate Economics Committee inquiry will scrutinise the government's proposed changes to franking credits, which target share buybacks and capital raisings. In February, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones introduced ...