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Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
In the Federal Budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers formally announced a raft of measures to support women, many of which were flagged ahead of time. This includes the $925.2 million over five years to provide support for victim-survivors leaving a violent ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... she said. For investing in data and AI, 60% of Australian wealth management executives believe that AI will significantly change the way the firms operate, and 70% of these early adopters are seeing improved performance. When it comes to investing with ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... investors will all be under the microscope. According to the terms of reference, the government will look at the proposals to change the wholesale investor tests, the ensuing consequences, as well as the costs and benefits. Ultimately, SIAA supports ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... advice professionals that comprise the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG), the associations developed a proposal to change the current education standards for advisers that has been discussed with Treasury. "There's recognition by both government ...

Australian Food Super closes failed investment option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... is invested in Australian equities while the other 50% is in global shares. Australian Food Super said it is making the change as it believes "this is a simplified approach, so members can understand exactly what they are invested in." "This change also ...

Advisers should leverage US tech blueprint: SIAA panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... "Independent advice and digital advice are growing the fastest. There are two notable areas where technology is driving change in the US market. The first is that portfolios are getting much more personal. From a product perspective, technology has unlocked ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has called on the Federal government to better manage costs across the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and implement a fairer ASIC funding levy for advisers. In its pre-budget submission ...

Rest calls for removal of minimum work hours for super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... the rule was unfair. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle called for the government to remove the rule and said making the change would ensure everyone, including young workers in retail or fast-food jobs, gets a fair start with their superannuation. "Rest ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
ClearView has made changes to its ClearChoice product series, including the launch of trauma options, and is closing its ClearChoice Super Rollover product. The first trauma option, Trauma Extras covers customers for less severe events such as fractures ...

APRA 'continuing to monitor' UniSuper outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... APRA-regulated entities must comply with from 1 July 2025. In that speech, McCarthy Hockey said: "Perhaps the most significant change introduced by our new standard is the requirement for an end-to-end view of operational risk, with a focus on critical ...