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UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... DB Superfunds - both key recommendations of the PLSA. It's good to see a way forward for small pots and the value for money framework being prioritised too. "We look forward to working with the government as it develops its proposals and brings this ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... infrastructure across Pacific Island countries, $1.7 million to the Asian Development Bank to improve regional compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing requirements, and $1.7 million for the Attorney-General's department ...

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... knowledge of advice regulatory and legal requirements, including obligations under Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, the Privacy Act 1988, and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. Candidates ...

Brighter Super launches Retire Easy Pension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... designed to help more members live comfortably in retirement." The product takes a bucketing approach, dividing members' money into three buckets for the short, medium, and long term. The first bucket invests in the fund's Cash option and allows ...

Australian Retirement Trust delivers 11.3% in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... funds in FY24 is at about 9%. As of today, ART introduced changes to its lifecycle strategy, which affects how members' money is invested according to their age. Those under 50 years old and were in the Default option, for example, will move into ...

ASIC takes action against Guildfords FM, director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... contracts for difference (CFD) that resulted in investor losses. The regulator estimated that about $40 million of investor money has been lost. Further, as trustee of the Magnolia Head Fund, Guildfords dealt in CFDs when it did not hold an AFSL to do ...

APRA: RSE licensees show 'common areas of weakness'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... maintain the safety of the $2.69 trillion in Australian retirement savings that they oversee. "Ensuring the safety of this money is imperative to members and the Australian financial system. Trustee boards of these RSE licensees need to be well-prepared ...

ASIC freezes assets of Melbourne based licensee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... dealing with or disposing of property; incurring new liabilities, or withdrawing, transferring, disposing of, or dealing with money held in bank accounts or with a financial institution (subject to limited exceptions). At a hearing on June 25, the court ...

AustralianSuper completes build-to-rent-to-own project

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... five years and have the option to buy the property at any stage at an agreed value. Residents are also offered optional money coaching to help them budget to purchase their home. AustralianSuper made a cornerstone investment in Assemble in 2020, acquiring ...

Inflation weighing on next generation of retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Generation X - the next in line to retire - is worried about running out of money, or not having enough to retire at all, according to new research by Natixis Investment Managers. The research, conducted in collaboration with CoreData Research, found ...