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Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... they were on track to reach their retirement goals, compared to 49% who don't. CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said the findings highlighted the lack of confidence among women when it comes to achieving their retirement goals. "We ...

Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... battery manufacturer and technology company, will help build the battery storage system that will deploy three gigawatts of power. This will be hosted in multiple Quinbrook sites in New South Wales, Queensland, and Northern Territory. The battery is ...

GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... sales team. GCQ Funds is looking to build on its 30% annualised gain since launching two years ago by betting on the pricing power of marquee companies. The firm said its portfolio's net return for January was 6.4% compared to the MSCI World AUD ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... fee consent submissions." In the last 12 months, HUB24 also administered and reported on off-platform assets via limited power of attorney arrangements. Since 2008, platform satisfaction scores have jumped from 48% to last year's 86%, peaking at 87% ...

Technology optimises family office performance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
With the drastic rise in the number of family offices setting up shop in Australia in recent years, their reliance on technology to optimise operations and performance has also become evident, new research from KPMG found. The 2025 Australian Family ...

ASIC bans Brisbane-based financial services director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... rather than a shareholder. This was done to enable the other company to vote in the restructure and diminish the voting power of the other creditors. Lastly, ASIC said Aardoom engaged in dishonest conduct by reducing the purported loan in the restructuring ...

ASIC clearing and settlements powers to curb ASX monopoly

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... the new rules taking effect. ASIC chair Joe Longo said: "This is about limiting ASX's ability to misuse its monopoly power to deter new entrants." Longo said the new rules "support the long-term confident and informed participation of investors in ...

Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Iress has reported a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $88.7 million for the 2024 financial year, a $226.2 million turnaround from the previous year's loss, while also announcing the completion of its transformation program. The financial software ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... don't expect to achieve a comfortable retirement, it doesn't mean that they can't." CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power agrees with Powe's suggestion on seeking financial advice, claiming those who receive advice are "twice as likely" to reach ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Superannuation, investment management, and banking leaders will descend on Washington DC and New York next week to showcase a super system poised to channel hundreds of billions into the US over the next decade. In a statement, representatives of super ...