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CBA's 'Cinderella story' over: Analysts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... growth-oriented S&P 500," McCormack said. "The big question is: how much further can CBA's price stretch when it's not supported by fundamentals? We believe the clock is ticking on this Cinderella story and there is limited upside from here." ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... representatives I spoke to at Rest, so much so that I had to ask them to put themselves in the customer's position. They told me not to go there or words to that effect, which I thought said it all," Glezer said. "They said, 'they [the member] doesn't ...

SG Hiscock, Ruffer shutter funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... investors. SGH assumed investment management responsibilities for the fund in April 2023 from abrdn. "The closure decision has not been taken lightly. It follows a thorough assessment of the fund, market demand and expected growth opportunity," responsible ...

ASIC updates on SMSF advice review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... streams of work are now underway. "We will focus on why some consumers are advised to set up an SMSF, even though an SMSF may not be suitable for them and may adversely affect their retirement outcomes," ASIC said. The last review in thematic SMSF advice ...

SMSFs outperform APRA funds over five years: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
New research shows that self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) outperformed APRA-regulated funds by 1.2 percentage points per annum in the five years to June 2023. According to research from the University of Adelaide's International Centre for ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... insurers refusing to offer cover or varying terms for those with pre-existing conditions. Under the change, insurers would not be allowed to request access to and use of adverse genetic test results in underwriting. Insurers can still obtain other information ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... gains, and the incidence of the tax will have the greatest impact on young Australians as a result of the deliberate decision not to index the $3 million threshold," Briggs said. Analysis of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data commissioned by the FSC ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... potential adverse outcomes such as operational risk incidents. "Where an entity's practices are found wanting, APRA will not hesitate to take action to protect members' interests," Cole said.

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... an "industrial scale". "Our ongoing investigation into the Shield Master Fund is one such example - though regrettably it's not an isolated one. It reflects a pattern of conduct we are seeing all too frequently," he said. "This pattern commonly involves ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... directors should present themselves for re-election at a subsequent meeting. The number of firms narrowly avoiding a strike did not change between 2023 and 2024, with 15 firms' votes receiving opposition between 20% and 24.99%. "Remuneration strikes ...