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Profile Financial Services names new chief, chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... vision and passion for personal advice, and his deep understanding of the advice landscape, makes him the ideal leader to guide Profile. We are confident that under his leadership, Profile will continue to deliver exceptional value to our clients and ...

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... Claims, which it said is a significant step forward in improving member outcomes. ASFA said the new standard was made to guide superannuation funds dealing with superannuation insurance claims, helping to ensure improved service delivery, transparency ...

ASIC releases new relief for reportable situations regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... gaps in how they monitored their own compliance with the regime, and deficiencies in incident management. Under Regulatory Guide 78 Breach reporting by AFS licensees and credit licensees, a reportable situation includes significant breaches or likely ...

Increased local, international demand drives practice valuations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... planning practices have risen as much as 30% in the past 12 months, analysis shows. According to the annual Radar Results Price Guide, there has been a notable increase in price multiples for practices, rising between 10% and 30%. The guide said there ...

Ascalon hires from SCM, Zenith and GQG

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
Ascalon Capital has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a chief executive and two new partners, including a founder of Zenith Investment Partners. Aubrey Roga joins as chief executive of the investment consulting and asset management ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... governments of both political persuasions," Chalmers said. "I am really pleased that someone with her skills and experience will guide and lead the department, as we continue to develop and implement our economic agenda." Chalmers also thanked Kennedy ...

Labor proposes changes to ancillary funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
Labor is proposing several reforms to giving or ancillary funds that include increasing the annual distribution rate and smoothing out minimal distributions over three years. In the consultation paper Giving fund reforms: Distribution rate and smoothing ...

Super needs customised, personalised approach: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... for retirement. The FSC in conjunction with NMG Consulting yesterday released Empowered for retirement, a best practice guide showing trustees how they need to evolve to better serve their members. This is not just in retirement but throughout members' ...

UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
In the UK, there are 86 local government pension schemes (LGPS) and more than a dozen multi-employer defined contribution pension funds that collectively manage $822 billion (£392bn) in assets. The ruling Labour Party's Treasury wants to consolidate ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... government," Robson said. "The PC will be handing five productivity inquiries to government this year with recommendations that can guide us on the path to sustainable productivity growth."