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Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... rates are likely to lead to higher consumer demand and a higher level of economic growth than we have experienced in recent times," the Fair Work Commission said.

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
While we know that during turbulent times it is critical not to let emotions get in the way of investing, an investment expert and former policymaker says it is equally important to remain active and not lean in on cash. Amid the volatility and frenetic ...

Centrepoint Alliance locks in hundreds of Brighter Super advice clients

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... and associated figures, which will determine the final settlement amount, which is calculated based on a multiple of 1.25 times revenue transitioned, on June 13. It said a final announcement on June 17 will confirm client counts, associated fees, and ...

HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... members". Still, members and financial advisers have been left frustrated. "I have seen large back office overhauls many times in my career, it's never involved freezing anyone's money for any period of time," Lythgo Crew Wealth Management senior ...

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... open-ended private credit funds to target investors in Australia, the report said. The open-ended private credit market is 10 times larger than the closed-end market, which stood at $2.7 billion as of September 2024 - not including private lending to ...

Warren Buffett to retire, recommends successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... respects if we ran into periods of great opportunity... I think that Berkshire has a special reputation that when there's times of trouble for the government that we are an asset and not a liability which is a position that's very hard to have, because ...

Finchley & Kent adopts Padua Solutions tech suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... (TMaaS), which gives access to the technology provider's full suite of solutions. PaaS sees advice documents created 10 times faster than industry averages, vetted via a three-stage review process. Meanwhile, TMaaS is focused on easing platform consolidation ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... expectations. "Our members and their beneficiaries rightly expect the highest level of service from us, and we acknowledge there are times when, despite our best endeavours, we unfortunately don't meet these expectations," Daly said. He, like the ...

ASX admits CHESS tech staff 'stretched'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... suitable technology resources and skills which is an important part of current CHESS workforce planning particularly during times of peak workloads or during incidents," it said. Lastly, the ASX said it is committed to improving the ways of working to ...

Finfluencer failed to disclose paid promotions, says regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... research from the Ontario regulator found those who make financial decisions based on finfluencers' recommendations are 12 times more likely to be scammed, a Canadian finfluencer was busted for failing to disclose sponsorship of content and engaging ...