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APRA slaps conditions on Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... reach meaningful scale. In December 2022, ASIC fined Diversa over alleged greenwashing. The allegations related to statements made by Cruelty Free Super which overstated the use of investment screens. In August 2022, mobiSuper and its licensee ZIB Financial ...

HUB24 launches new ESG ratings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... metrics for selected managed funds as well as more than 350 Australian-listed securities. HUB24's new ESG ratings are made available through Morningstar's Sustainalytics rating system. The system ranks selected funds and Australian-listed securities ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... stop multinationals avoiding tax by shifting profits from Australia to tax and secrecy havens. During this time, Collins made unauthorised disclosures of this confidential law reform information to partners and staff of PwC. According to the TPB, Collins ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... easily and presented in a more friendly way, a vast improvement to the current SoA rules, it added. Still an argument can be made that the cost of advice is mainly due to the rest of the advice process, including meetings, file notes, admin, chasing ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... the loophole denying child abuse victims court-awarded compensation. The proposals will make certain super contributions made by an offender, in the lead up to criminal proceedings, available to the victim for the purposes of paying compensation. Courts ...

Spaceship reduces headcount, reorganises executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... staff it will reduce the size of its team, while also restructuring its leadership. The superannuation and investment startup made the announcement on Tuesday, saying it expects four members of the team to leave the organisation this week. According ...

Treasury working on QAR, super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... obligation to give "good advice" and has vetoed removing general advice from its regulated regime. She explained the decision was made in response to industry concerns. Following an article published in the Australian Financial Review earlier today ...

Pensioner work bonus top of mind for advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... more. Downsizer contributions to a maximum of $300,000 do not count towards any of the contribution caps and can still be made even if a person has a total upper balance greater than $1.7 million. The consequences of selling the principal home on eligibility ...

Future looking bright for advice: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... profit margin and revenue per adviser. According to the survey, high-performing advice firms in Australia and New Zealand made a 19% year-on-year growth in revenue on average, as opposed to 14% among other local firms. High performers were also generating ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... day, while 1.7 billion workers live in countries where inflation is now overtaking wages. "Globally, the richest 1% have made nearly twice as much money as the rest of the world put together over the past two years," the report said. Oxfam Australia ...