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Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... survey said. Last year's survey results showed that 75% of paraplanners would like to see a professional education standard mandated and 88% of paraplanners think that they should be required to maintain a level of ongoing professional development/education. ...

Treasury working on QAR, super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... claims new super regulations will be introduced, scrapping tax concessions for people with more than $5 million. Financial Standard understands government is focused on legislating an objective of super, and signaled a conversation about tax concessions. ...

Natixis APAC lead takes bigger role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... for more than two decades, having first joined in 2000 as a senior analyst. A spokesperson for Natixis told Financial Standard there are no plans to replace the head of APAC role for now. "The local business heads in the APAC market will continue to ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... top-ranking active equity manager in Australia, according to managing director Laird Abernethy. In an interview with Financial Standard, Abernethy said that despite market turbulence, GQG has performed exceptionally, with only a fractional drop in funds ...

AZ NGA appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... NGA chief executive Paul Barrett, joined in October as interim chief financial officer. A spokesperson told Financial Standard that the role was previously outsourced, however due to the firm's current size and scale it was the right time to secure in-house ...

We're doing a huge amount: Aware Super

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... its financial advice capabilities, regardless of what comes out of the Quality of Advice Review. Speaking to Financial Standard, Stewart pointed out that over the next five years, Aware estimates more than 100,000 members will retire. "We're investing ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... concern for super funds, given the long-term nature of the industry. APRA has emphasised this by updating its Prudential Standard SPS530 Investment Governance, calling for super fund to undertake scenario testing on climate risk. Super funds will play ...

Talaria appoints chief operating officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... audit, Elizabeth will be a great asset to the Talaria team," Mead said. Last year, as previously reported by Financial Standard, Talaria also named Lance Oliver as its head of sales; he's responsible for leading the business development team.

Industry fund tops personal super tables

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... superannuation performance tables (6.3% p.a. returns) in the three years to November 2022. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Hostplus also had the best performing MySuper investment option. Telstra Super Personal Plus - MySuper Growth (6.1% ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
The differences between the US and Australian defined contribution workplace superannuation system has been explored at an academic forum in New York. At the Global Committee of the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) forum ...