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Aussies don't need so much in retirement savings: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... ($75,000) will need combined savings of $1,021,000. Under the March 2022 iteration of the Retirement Standard from the Association of Super Funds of Australia, a single person aged around 67 needs $46,494 to live comfortably, while $29,632 is needed ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... just further fuels the regulation debate that looms over the "wild west" that is crypto. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) says it supports a regulatory framework for crypto assets provided it's consistent with their equivalent ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... Krishnamurti said. The research was funded by Magellan Asset Management, Centrepoint Alliance, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Financial Planning Education Council. The findings are based on survey responses from 75 financial ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... explicitly providing solutions to help the economy transition to net zero emissions, the Responsible Investment Association of Australia reported that in 2020 only a quarter of investment managers could demonstrate consideration of ESG factors when valuing ...

Nominations open for 2022 AFA awards

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
After a two-year pause, the Association of Financial Advisers has opened nominations for its 2022 awards. Looking to unearth the best across the financial advice spectrum, AFA and its partners are searching for the AFA Adviser of the Year, sponsored ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers has hit back at the Quality of Advice Review submissions from Choice and Industry Super Australia, saying their recommendations are harmful to the sector. Starting with Choice, the AFA said the consumer body's submission ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... pause of the test extension beyond MySuper products for 12 months has been introduced. Favouring the review, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the government's announcement. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said ...

MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... for Climate-Related Disclosure (TCFD) framework, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) standard. "Moving forward ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... threshold that has long been a thorn in super funds' side will be no longer. According to data released by Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, some 300,000 people will benefit from the change, 63% of which are females. ASFA chief executive ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... of the Retirement Income Covenant earlier this year was eagerly welcomed by the likes of the Financial Planning Association of Australia; "financial planners now look forward to their clients having the ability to access a broader range of options." ...