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Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The global ethics watchdog has issued fresh directives on judging green claims, with the minutiae still in flux in Australia as mandatory reporting begins for large entities and financial firms. Part of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) says Treasurer Jim Chalmers' claims that the $3 million superannuation tax followed extensive consultation are misleading, accusing the Treasurer of making several ambiguous statements in defence of the tax. SMSFA chief ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... and female - and that taxpayer funds will not be allowed to be used for "transition services". Trump also doubled down on claims the US would regain the Panama Canal, rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf and America and pledged to expand the US's territory ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators. ASIC suing Cbus for poor member claims experience and the 70% decline in Link Group's (which is now MUFG Pension & Market Services) share price are just some ...

FAAA accuses government of crucial CSLR failure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... affordable or sustainable, and the likely impact on the overall cost of advice to consumers." To date, the CSLR has paid 139 claims, amounting to $12.8 million in compensation.

Traders left scrambling over ASX settlement outage

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... has wide ranging consequences across the market." Defending its position, ASX chief executive Helen Lofthouse said the claims made were "a reasonable basis" for the progress it has made during the period. "When we became aware that the project required ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... standardising death certificate and proof of identify processes to expediate death benefit payments. It explained complex claims, such as those involving multiple death benefit claimants, complex relationship histories, or the absence of binding death ...

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... investment performance and returns, advice and guidance, while keeping key service and administration functions such as claims and complaints," he said. For Insignia staff transitioning to SS&C, Hartley added "this presents a great opportunity to be ...

NEOS updates medical definitions, labels

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... more favourable assessment for their claim," NEOS told customers. "These updated definitions will only apply to future claims. They will not apply to current claims, or claims resulting from an illness, injury or disability which occurred before the ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
Total and permanent disability (TPD) claims because of mental health for Australians aged 30 to 40 increased by 732% over the past decade, according to a new report by KPMG, commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Although the ...