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Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... significant benefits to the economy and consumers, therefore providing certainty to business. "We want mergers to drive improvements in productivity, to put downward pressure on prices and to deliver more choice for Australians dealing with cost-of-living ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... pull to feed its population: increased productivity on the farm, that's about delivering executable, science-led improvements in farm productivity," McKay says. "Australia is leading the charge in both."

Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... Treasury and the minister's office to support and encourage further changes including the implementation of the improvements to the Industry Funding Model that were recommended by Treasury in its recent review," Abood said. Separately, the FAAA hired ...

AIA restructures retail insurance unit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... "At AIA, we're passionate about ensuring advisers and their clients have the best experience and we constantly seek improvements where possible," Tremethick said. "These changes aim to drive efficiency in our service proposition, making it easier to ...

HNWs increase digital engagement: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... there's also a time-saving component, or perhaps an accessibility component that comes with it." When it comes to the improvements HNW investors would like to see their digital experience, tax-reporting was at the top of the list. "Tax reporting ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... industry-wide problem that demands cooperative solutions. "While this pilot focuses on our own network, the discoveries and improvements we make have the potential to benefit a larger community of advisers and clients," he said. "We believe that all ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... represents a small cohort of members, it is a disappointing outcome for them and we remain highly focused on delivering improvements whilst protecting members' interests in this process," he said. "For example, our strategic initiative to migrate ...

Insignia consolidates further, creates Client Wellbeing arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... Investors will receive a dividend of 9.3 cents per ordinary share. As for an outlook, Insignia said it is focused on improvements in several areas, including strengthening its top position in the workplace super market, consolidating its Wrap platforms ...

Magellan reverts to old leadership model

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... director. Gerald Stack, who was deputy chief investment officer, is now head of investments. As a result of structural improvements in the investment team, the board said the firm will "revert the investment team leadership to its former 'business as ...

AZ NGA acquires stake in Sydney advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... achieve our goals, we needed to get bigger and more efficient so we wanted a partner that could help us drive business improvements, negotiate sharper rates and service level agreements, and invest for the future." Meanwhile, AZ NGA chief executive Paul ...