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Super performance test needs personal rate of return: Adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... complex Choice products, where performance testing would struggle to take into account the diverse needs of advised consumers." Bastiaans points out that super funds need to make it clearer to members that there is a difference between what the fund ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... Insights (HIS) Index, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) revealed household spending in July was flat (unchanged at 148.2), indicating consumers have been trimming spending. CBA said the biggest falls across the spending categories were in hospitality (-2.4%) ...

How many advisers will Australia have in 2044?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... managers need effective financial advisers more than ever. And that is before you take in to account the vast numbers of consumers who need advice but are not getting it," Rainmaker said.

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, have not only failed to achieve their objectives, but have hurt US businesses and consumers along the way," according to the Council of Foreign Relations. Morningstar analyst Jon Mills said potentially more US import ...

Choice products require fairer framework: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... expense of the selected and highly tailorable features these products offer to meet the needs of more sophisticated consumers in the market," the FSC said. If the government continues to apply the performance test on broad Choice products, the research ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... managed investment schemes by third party investment managers," court documents show. Justice Horan said "it is vital that consumers in the financial services industry can have confidence in ESG claims made by providers of financial products and services. ...

CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming quarters." Felsman said state economies have slowed as consumers respond to higher borrowing costs and price pressures. "The future economic path will be dependent on the resiliency of the ...

IFM, ASX-listed firms bet on renewable fuels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... market for our nation's growers and feedstock producers, with the benefits flowing on to regional communities and consumers," Spurway said. In the 2024-25 Budget, the government floated new measures to accelerate the super industry's investment ...

Resolution Life Australasia adds to partnerships, product team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... held senior roles with MetLife, Swiss Re, CommInsure and Colonial First State. Resolution Life said he will spearhead consumers' access to modern and sustainable products, facilitate future opportunities and consolidate crucial relationships with financial ...

Treasury releases M&A draft reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... reforms were flagged by the government back in April, in which it said the new rules would promote competition, protect consumers, and provide greater certainty by streamlining the approval process. The government is looking to create a risk-based system ...