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SG Hiscock plucks new investment chief from UniSuper

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... solutions we offer our clients. "As we head into 2024, we are continuing to invest strongly in the organisation through the quality of our talent. Our goal is to bring a high level of quality investment solutions and service to our clients." Commenting ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... said. "The FAAA has been generally supportive of the package proposed by the federal government in response to the Quality of Advice Review recommendations, but there is still a way to go with important detail still missing in some areas. We are calling ...

BT signposts key issues for advisers in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... SMSF could be classified as a contribution. Meanwhile, Ashenden noted that while the government's updates on the Quality of Advice Review, including provisions for superannuation funds to provide advice to members, bring some clarity, the impact ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... through their superannuation fund. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said this finding shows a severe gap in the quality of advice Australians get about their life insurance. "We believe people are turning to their family and friends because the ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... Advice Association Australasia (FAAA) is now rethinking its initial support of the government's response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), saying the latest proposals could "wind the clock back five years" on the industry. Today, the government ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
In its final response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), the government plans to modernise the best interests duty and amend the Statement of Advice (SoA), while also granting approval for superannuation funds to provide personal advice. In its ...

Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... acted like non-player characters - otherwise known as NPCs," it said. "But recommendations contained in Treasury's Quality of Advice Report, if implemented, could see the industry's risk appetite expanded in order to help more Australians and ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... anticipated future living expenses. It elaborated that the framework would build on recommendations made during the recent Quality of Advice Review (QAR) to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality financial advice. The paper said it would ...

Commonwealth Super Corp selects Challenger for retirement products

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... CSC customers are worried their savings will run out, leading many to 'under retire' and unnecessarily reduce their quality of life," Hamilton said. "Leveraging our expertise in managing longevity risk, CSC can now offer their customers a solution that ...

Frontier restructures, promotes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... research and client consulting teams. Polson said patience will be key. "We're a people business," he said "The quality of our team and the integrity of our unconflicted advice model is what our clients really value. So, we must be very selective ...