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ASIC imposes licence conditions on Poynter Hargraves

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... of the financial advice offered through Poynter Hargraves and report on the effectiveness of that advice and any improvements that could be made by the AFSL. It will also be required to remove its sole responsible manager and appoint one or more responsible ...

Mercer hires from Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... Tim's new leadership we'll better engage, retain and grow our membership. "While we've recently announced a range of improvements to our pricing and products, Tim will be responsible for leading our ongoing work to ensure Mercer delivers sustainable ...

Hume advocates for affordable advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... limited SMSF advice they require. "We believe every effort should be made to implement ideas and changes, even where improvements may be difficult to fit into the existing framework - and strategic advice is central to this." The sector can also benefit ...

SuperConcepts appoints interim chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... AMP Australia. "Lara has achieved great things in her time as [chief executive], including rolling out significant improvements to the SuperMate platform, the internal workflow system, managing the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to a flexible workforce ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... the October Budget)," MYEFO said. "The change in the deficit since the 2020-21 Budget has primarily been driven by improvements in the economic outlook, including higher-than-expected receipts and a lower-than-expected number of people receiving the ...

Industry fund renews Link partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... security. The partnership will also provide continued and structured engagement to deliver "rich data provisioning improvements, which are critical to Cbus' strategic and operational objectives". Cbus group executive of member and employer experience ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... reason total wealth grew marginally more than average wealth. "The September quarter 2020 financial accounts reflected improvements in the Australian and global financial markets, as well as a partial recovery of the domestic economy in response to government ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... reverse mortgage loan book over a 15-year period and found the most commonly identified purpose for loans is home improvements (43%) followed by payment of existing debt (31%). Around 13% of respondents plan to sell the family home to fund their retirement ...

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... relative to the benchmark. "Many of the largest emerging market economies in Asia have undergone significant structural improvements over the last two decades and these, coupled with high levels of GDP growth, have provided fertile ground for companies ...

ASIC to improve default insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... and factors into consideration when designing default categories, ASIC said, adding that there are vast areas of improvements. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press warned that trustees "may be contravening their legal obligations if they fail to ensure that ...