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Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... offers such workers access to housing near social infrastructure and below-market rate. "Aware Super can't solve this problem on our own," said Stewart. "We're extremely proud that we've identified a strong-performing asset class that benefits our members ...

Licensees shun remediation obligations: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... ability to fully investigate the issue, triangulate the data available, discover the true root cause and scope of the problem, and respond effectively," Chester said.

Apostle names global distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... our strategies to these regions. "He understands the needs of investors, knows how to communicate effectively and is a problem solver - all qualities that make him an excellent fit to help lead our next phase of growth." Commenting on his appointment ...

NAB to pay $2.1m for knowingly overcharging customers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... bank's "inability to manage its own computer systems and its unwillingness to apply sufficient resources to remedy the problem in a timely manner." The conduct, being the overcharging of fees after learning of the issue, occurred between January ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... of advisers," he commented. Meanwhile, Loyalty director Andrew Whelan said the group sees the issue as an industry-wide problem that demands cooperative solutions. "While this pilot focuses on our own network, the discoveries and improvements we make ...

AustralianSuper sued over multiple accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... to meet the SIS Act requirements. "The proliferation of unintended multiple superannuation accounts is a longstanding problem in the superannuation sector which has resulted in the erosion of members' superannuation balances through the payment of ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Given Australia's economic status, the government has been urged to liquidate the $250 billion Future Fund and pay down its $896 billion debt. According to a paper published by the Centre For Independent Studies, penned by Dimitri Burshtein, the ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... licences. "But even then, [advisers] can turn up elsewhere who have engaged in this sort of conduct. So that's another problem in the system I think we really need to work on trying to improve," he said. During FY23, AFCA received 4840 investment ...

Rethinking retirement: Focus on spending, not saving

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... president Duncan Rawlinson stressed the importance of presenting retirement as an income issue rather than a nest egg problem. He advocated for timely and appropriate information for individuals approaching retirement. "The right information at the right ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
Australia's private equity market solidified its position as the fastest-growing sector to boost private capital markets in 2022, following a raising of about $9 billion. When hunting returns off the back of its success, Rest head of private equity ...