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Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... scams in 2022. "While there are many ways in which Australians are getting better at spotting scams and becoming better at not clicking on links, there are still many of us getting caught in the scammer's net, as the data shows," Rao said. "When credit ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Communication was critical for Forbes, given that 80% of people he engaged with during his time in professional sports did not speak English as their first language. Being "able to somehow communicate, get along, have fun with those people along the ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... wealthier, primarily due to the compulsory superannuation system. According to the government, all "fully supported" residents will not contribute more. However, 30% of full pensioners will pay more under the changes, as will 75% of part-pensioners. ...

BUSSQ board members removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
BUSSQ board members Jacqui Collie and Michael Ravbar, both of whom are senior Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) officials, have been replaced effective immediately. The administrator for the Queensland branch of the CFMEU ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... and provide more opportunities for cross-team collaboration," he said. A spokesperson confirmed that the restructure will not result in redundancies. The Future Fund has $224.9 billion in assets under management, returning 9.1% in the 2024 financial ...

Mercer awarded mandate for North's APS CoreSeries

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... portfolios, with lower-balance investors to benefit the most. "We recognise that advice practices with smaller balances have not traditionally been able to access bespoke managed portfolio solutions and we wanted to solve for this under-served segment ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... Guarantee has made the accumulation stage of retirement saving far easier, the report noted that a lack of retirement literacy, not financial literacy, remains a crucial barrier to achieving good outcomes around financial plans for retirement. With high-quality ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is calling on all federal members of parliament to support a public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and the flow-on effect on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The FAAA has written ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... New Zealand. Despite a sound retirement security environment, the study showed that up to 40% of Australians believe they do not have enough money to fund their retirements under the current retirement security condition. Further, more than half (56%) ...