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Work-related training boosts pay and productivity: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Work-related training is declining in Australia, despite it bringing higher incomes for workers and increased productivity for employers, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has found. CEDA analysis of HILDA data shows workers' ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
One in three women are financially worse off due to menopause and it's adversely impacting their retirement prospects, according to fresh data from MetLife. MetLife surveyed 1058 women and non-binary individuals aged between 35 and 64 experiencing perimenopause ...

Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Fintech firm elemnta has released new research looking at data-related challenges impacting Australia's wealth management sector. The research highlights data fragmentation and lack of standardisation as the primary hurdles preventing scalable ...

AustralianSuper well placed to achieve mega-scale ambitions: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper has the right strategic recipe and leadership to continue delivering for members, but there are some areas to keep an eye on, Morningstar says. Releasing its review of the nation's largest superannuation fund, Morningstar said the fund's ...

ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
ASIC has launched legal proceedings against Cbus over delays in the processing of insurance claims made by members. Court documents were filed by ASIC in the Federal Court today, alleging members were impacted by delays to death and TPD claims processing ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Perpetual, for the first time, has laid bare a decade's worth of data, unveiling insights into the philanthropic and charity sectors. In a special edition of its annual philanthropy insights report, the wealth manager said despite incremental changes ...

'No alternative': ESSSuper sues Iress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
The $37 billion superannuation fund is suing Iress, saying there has been numerous incidents and breaches since they partnered which have had a material impact on the fund and its members. ESSSuper has filed Federal Court proceedings against Iress and ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India as it attempts to bridge the adviser gap. One of the main goals of the MoU, which was signed between ...

E&P Financial advances delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
E&P Financial Group will delist from the ASX after shareholders narrowly approved the move at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). Some 76.5% of E&P shareholders agreed that the company should delist at the EGM held on November 1. The delisting ...