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Colonial First State completes group insurance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Following a review of its group insurance arrangements, Colonial First State (CFS) has renewed its mandate with AIA. Under the renewed agreement, AIA will continue to provide insurance cover for the 200,000 CFS FirstChoice Employer Super, Essential ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... generations. The current rules regarding earnings on superannuation assets, which are taxed at 15% in the accumulation phase and tax-free in the retirement phase, create complexity and cost due to the necessity for separate accounts and convoluted processes ...

AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... AI is used. This includes all advice firm employees taking data and feeding it into apps like ChatGPT - particularly the free version. "You've got to be aware that we don't know where that data is always going," he said. Carter said that more ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

Betashares Direct slashes brokerage fees on ASX 300

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... 300 ASX-listed shares through its platform, Betashares Direct. The feature complements the platform's existing brokerage-free offering on all ASX-traded ETFs. By eliminating transactional brokerage fees across ETFs and shares, the platform can better ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... failures to comply with the new obligations. Journalists and academic would also be able to inspect tracing notice registers free of charge. Among other things, Treasury is consulting on what impact the changes would have on entities' regulatory burden ...

UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... billion (£80bn) will be unlocked to invest in infrastructure and other businesses for the future, Reeves said. It will also free up money for local public services over the long-term, enabling about $39 billion (£20bn) to be invested in local communities ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is hoping artificial intelligence (AI) and a direct-to-consumer superannuation push will see it become Australia's "leading and most efficient" wealth manager and save $200 million per annum by 2030. Revealing its five-year strategy ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Matt Comyn painted a positive picture for the Australian economy, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Comyn said high interest rates are doing the job of bringing inflation under control, but the pace of ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to ALAMMC Developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The Federal Court has made orders appointing receivers of the property of ALAMMC Developments and a sundry of related corporate entities a few months on from freezing the assets of company director David McWilliams. The receivers, Helen Newman and Andrew ...