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ClearView enhances ClearChoice products

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... "We have taken our time to listen to adviser feedback and watch how the market has reacted over the past 12 months to the huge changes in product design across the income protection space," said ClearView managing director Simon Swanson. "The updates ...

The sophistication of cyber threats is increasing: O'Neil

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... ATO reported soon after that it's subjected to three million attacks a month. "What we know here is that this threat is huge. It's relentless, and it's growing," she said. "Financial services are absolutely critical to Australia's prosperity... ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... example, who would shut the systems down? And who is allowed to make that decision to shut the systems down? "There's a huge opportunity to do lots of pre-thinking so that when you're in the face of a crisis, you might not be able to leverage ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... whether that's upskilling or acting." Colvin agreed if super funds make smarter investment decisions, the benefits could be huge. "Are you investing in areas that will make Australia a better and more inclusive place in the future, or are you investing ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... people probably wouldn't even realise what you're going through," Dunlop says. This mentality of sucking it up is a huge contributor to the lack of data available on the subject as few women receive a formal diagnosis from their GP. But there ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... generations." One topic of conversation that is particularly popular with women today is egg freezing. "There does seem to be quite a huge increase in people coming forward to inquire, discuss or consider egg freezing," Monash IVF fertility specialist ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... action, they want to protect Aussie manufacturing, and there are lots of them in Victoria." Meanwhile, Ambitious Savers are not huge earners, but they've got big ambitions and they're planning for a better future. "They save, they're highly ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... capabilities and future innovations. We need Australians of all ages running and owning small businesses. Diversity brings huge benefits to the economy," the report reads. The survey, which expanded to small businesses operating in the Asia Pacific ...

Advice platform appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... will maintain his position on the Practifi board of directors and retain an ownership stake in the company. "It's been a huge pleasure and an honour to lead Practifi, from our very earliest ideas through to the amazing company we are today," Elliott ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... broader industry as managers often point to a smaller or more focussed talent pool as a hurdle to diversity. We do not see huge deviations between asset classes, with average gender diversity between asset classes sitting at approximately +/-5% of the ...