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FAAA slams 'underlying issues' in CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has made a submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into wealth management companies, highlighting financial advisers' concerns around the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Specifically ...

ASFA names former ABC presenter as strategy chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed Madeleine Morris to the newly created position of chief strategy, corporate affairs and experience officer. Morris has been working with ASFA since February this year as a strategy ...

MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia to merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Nippon Life president Hiroshi Shimizu said the deal aligns with the company's intentions to continue to grow in the Australian life insurance industry and emphasised the merger's benefits for Australian consumers. "This merger demonstrates our ...

RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... the way for a February rate cut button pending a further softening in the incoming data." Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird agreed that a February rate cut seems feasible. "Once again monetary policy was characterised as 'restrictive'. ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... the slowdown in productivity points to ongoing weakness in per capita GDP, which if sustained will start to affect Australian asset class returns if it persists. "We can make up for this by faster population growth but this doesn't help living standards ...

JANA consultant heads to Qatar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... JANA operative joins a growing band of investment professionals relocating to the Gulf States. These include former Australian Retirement Trust deputy chief investment officer Charles Woodhouse and AustralianSuper's Daniel Pool who joined the Abu ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Super Members Council (SMC) has set out its key policy priorities in 2025 to further strengthen the superannuation system. The advocacy group, which represents over 11 million people, has called for no changes to the superannuation system's fundamental ...

Perpetual-KKR deal hits tax bill snag

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is threatening to impose a massive tax bill on KKR's takeover of Perpetual's wealth management and corporate trust businesses, which has ballooned to more than $500 million. Perpetual said it has "strong ...

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... great opportunity to be part of a large global enterprise with ambitions to be a leading super administrator in the Australian market, and the career growth and development opportunities that come with that." SS&C chair and chief executive Bill Stone ...

TAL creates consumer and growth division

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... new role, Denby said she remains dedicated in delivering great value for customers. "As the expectations and needs of Australian consumers change, we must innovate to meet them - from strengthening our partnerships to reach and help more Australians ...