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California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... access to high-quality financial education have better financial outcomes as adults, resulting in less debt and a higher quality of life, Thurmond added. Teachers will receive stipends for their participation. The first 1000 California public high school ...

QIC inks PRP, TEEG deals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... both companies are defensible and there's strong demand drivers to support their growth. "As well as the strong quality of these two investments and the attractive risk-adjusted returns we see for our clients, these transactions add to portfolio ...

Women the future of advice: Netwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... who use an adviser today (81%) say the client experience and service of an advice firm is as important to them as the quality of advice provided (84%) and its overall value for money (81%). "In our latest report, we wanted to provide a platform or some ...

Material business risk disclosure needs improvement: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... regulator. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes warned company directors to pull up their socks when it comes to improving the quality of material risks disclosed, which ultimately affect shareholders and prospective investors. The quality of the disclosure ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... could soon break free from the shackles of intra-fund advice but financial advisers aren't happy about it. The Quality of Advice Review proposal (QAR) sitting before Treasury would give super funds the green light to provide personal advice to their ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
Consumer bodies have criticised the Quality of Advice Review's final report, saying the proposals create a two-tier system whereby poorer Australians will only be able to access conflicted advice. Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... superannuation funds, insurers and banks gain more advice autonomy if Treasury adopts the recommendation outlined in the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) final report. The QAR chair said her mind had not been changed on the subject and remained firm in ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
True to her word, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy's final report contains few surprises, however her recommendations include the introduction of both a Good Advice Duty and a Statutory Best Interests Duty. The 267-page final report ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... The Joint Association Working Group (JAWG) has urged the government to improve access to financial advice through the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposals. In a letter to assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the ...

CareSuper appoints head of equities

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... continued growth of our investment team." "As a highly experienced investment professional, Gary will help strengthen the quality of our investment decision-making as the team extends CareSuper's strong track record into the future." Meanwhile, VFMC ...