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ANZ to pay $57.5m to settle class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... Commission Act by charging interest between July 2010 and January 2019 on credit card purchases that should have been interest free. The class action also alleged customers were charged interest on purchases that were paid off in a timely manner, ANZ ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... structures, where they may be part of attempts to conceal non-compliance with the ACNC Act and regulations." "Charities are free to use a variety of structures to suit their purpose and we acknowledge there can be good and legitimate reasons to do so. ...

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... with their money. Since then, those aged over 55 could spend their pension how they please, including withdrawing 25% tax-free. Previously, retirees were forced to buy annuities to see them through their later years. Following the review, the FCA is ...

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... core priority is to use it to improve member outcomes, both through the way we provide services and how we are using it to free up our people to focus more on higher-value tasks. AustralianSuper has set a goal of increasing productivity by 5% across ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the next decade, significantly impacting the labour market, productivity and sector concentration, as well as margins and free cash flow generation."

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
A new report from State Street and Investment Trends found a record 25% of all new client inflows are placed into managed accounts. The proportion of advisers using them has more than tripled from 18% a decade ago to an equal record high of 56% now. ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... supply, Bitcoin's algorithmically determined supply and its pre-coded halving event create a scarce and desirable asset that is free from inflationary debasement from a central party."

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... to chief executive David Elia. "Rather than asking the government to shut us down I'm offering Hostplus $1 million of free advertising on Employment Hero. Once it's spent, we can compare advertising attribution performance between Employment ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... three alternative single-metric options were proposed: an absolute measure of trustees' risk-adjusted returns above the risk-free rate, a peer comparison of these returns, and a measurement relative to a simple-reference portfolio (SRP) frontier. These ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... in today can make a big difference to the life we lead tomorrow, so we would always encourage members to take advantage of free budgeting tips and tools we offer to start engaging with super and where appropriate consider options like salary sacrificing ...