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ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... government is committed to delivering financial security in retirement through its "world leading" superannuation system. "Our focus is on legislating an objective of super, delivering pay day super, and super on paid parental leave," Jones said. He ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... that 16 million people save for their retirement into defined contribution schemes and said the regulator wants to see a focus on "long-term value, not just costs and charges." "The proposals in the paper will tighten scrutiny of default arrangements ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Nest is establishing an evergreen timberland fund and has its sights set on opportunities in Australia. The $70 billion workplace pension fund has enlisted Campbell Global, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's timberland investment advisory company, to develop ...

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... Morningstar director of equity research for Australia and New Zealand Mathew Hodge warns investors not to panic and "stay calm and focus on the long-term". This is particularly pertinent to the sharp market sell-off this week, which saw Japan's Nikkei ...

What Yarra Capital is buying in the dip

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
Global markets were rocked at the start of this week over fears of a potential US recession after a higher-than-expected jump in US unemployment figures. But Yarra Capital head of macro and strategy Tim Toohey said while the risk of a recession in the ...

AMP sells advice licensees to Entireti, AZ NGA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... Entireti will be the largest advice service provider in Australia, with a network of more than 1300 advisers. "The initial focus of the partnership will be on a seamless transition that maintains the current service proposition for AMP advisers, supported ...

Chalmers 'confident but not complacent' on economic prospects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... and more stubborn than we would like it to be, that's why our economic plan is so important," he said. "So, our primary focus is on fighting inflation, but we can't ignore this global economic uncertainty, we can't ignore the fact that growth in our ...

Vision Super closes property, infrastructure options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... the funds "plan to have most activities finished before the end of the year." "When we return in the new year, we can then focus on business readiness activities like training so every team can be operational and servicing members and employers from ...

Choice products require fairer framework: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Choice products require a fairer regulatory framework as the current settings are heavily focused on default superannuation, putting advised clients with complex needs at a disadvantage, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). A new report ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... which is arguably also the 'chief business partner role' in the organisation, is limited," Monash said. "As leadership teams focus on strategic and operational issues in a volatile and uncertain world, the chief financial officer is expected to play ...