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First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The first tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation passed both the upper and lower houses yesterday. Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill aims to reduce red tape for financial ...

Brighter Super launches Retire Easy Pension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
Brighter Super has introduced the Retire Easy Pension strategy, which involves dividing a member's retirement savings into three distinct buckets. Launching the product last month, Brighter Super said it marks the first stage of the fund's new ...

Channel Capital, Arnott Capital set up strategic partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
Channel Capital and Arnott Capital have formed a strategic partnership to support business growth and optimise operational efficiencies. Channel Capital will provide a full suite of non-investment services to Arnott Capital, including trustee responsibilities ...

Retirement Income Covenant still weak: APRA, ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
Superannuation funds continue to grapple with their retirement income strategy obligations, citing financial advice regulation uncertainty, costs, and the lack of member engagement as major barriers. This is according to joint oversight by ASIC and ...

FSC releases new standard on scam mitigation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and its superannuation funds members have adopted a new standard to protect consumers from financial harm. The FSC's Standard demonstrates its members' commitment to protecting customers from scams and fraud by setting ...

Four out of five workers to search for new jobs: Hays

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
Recruitment specialist Hays has reported that four out of five New South Wales workers will look for a new job in the next year. According to the Hays Salary Guide, which surveyed more than 15,000 respondents covering 1250 roles across 26 different ...

Super account advice fees a sticking point for advice bill: Senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
The government committee tracking the implementation of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms emphasised in its final report it wants "greater legal clarity" to how advice fees are deducted from superannuation fund accounts. The Senate ...

Betashares promotes key sales execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Betashares has strengthened its distribution team with two key promotions as it moves to accelerate growth in superannuation, retirement, and retail wealth management. The promotions come just two days after Singapore's state-owned fund Temasek ...

Ageing Australians rapidly shifting retirement planning

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
New research from Allianz Retire+ has shown that Australia's ageing population is rapidly shifting its retirement planning focus to income rather than accumulation. The white paper suggested this change has seen financial advisers refining their advice ...

ASIC issues first stop order for crowd funding

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an interim stop order preventing Hirehood from offering securities under its crowd-sourced funding (CSF) offer document. The CSF was published on the VentureCrowd intermediary platform. ...