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JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020

... not want to sign multiple documents or be subject to tight bureaucratic processes. This causes trust issues rather than reduces them," Kewin said. "These changes will add significantly to the cost of providing financial advice and ultimately this will ...

Industry split over super fee hike

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020

... PYS changes. Explaining the fee, AustralianSuper said the 3% cap on fees for members with a balance of less than $6000 "reduces the funds available to cover administration costs, products and services for all members". According to APRA statistics, in ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020

... of fiscal and/or monetary policy could cure it. Dead people don't vote - even if the government hands them money or reduces their taxes to zero - and they don't go shopping - even if the central banks pay them to borrow - to prop up the economy. ...

AustralianSuper ups admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020

... $6000 in retirement savings capped at 3%, the new fee is necessary to cover the shortfall, AustralianSuper said. "This reduces the funds available to cover administration costs, products and services for all members. The new fee will be used to cover ...

Better retirement income products needed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020

... meanwhile, were the most likely to worry frequently (23%). "Super not only provides a reliable source of income, but also reduces worry for older Australians. On average, women live three years longer than men, but our super system doesn't cater for ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020

... advice" as a critical element. "As we state in our Budget submission, the ultimate goal is to advocate for reform that reduces complexity, improves efficiency and drives harmonisation to better enable the provision of affordable, accessible and quality ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019

... the value of board diversity; a diverse mix of views and perspectives around the table increases board performance and reduces the risk of group think," he said. "We should recognise the commitment of community and business leaders to achieve this milestone ...

Industry fund previews new insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019

... income protection benefit period from up to age 60, to a new default period of up to five years. "While this generally reduces the amount of cover you could receive, the good news for most members is it also reduces the overall cost of their cover," ...

Sargon opens door to trustee tech

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019

... licensing arrangement," Sargon said. "The Sargon Trustee Cloud delivers operating efficiencies and scale, lowers costs, reduces systemic risk and improves compliance outcomes - enabling funds to focus on their members and growth." Sargon chief executive ...

Total Financial Solutions to shutter next year

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019

... believe we are best served by focusing management resources on a single operating AFSL and we believe this decision also reduces operating risk," Rowe said. "We have decided that in focusing on our core, the combination of CountPlus, Count Financial ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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