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Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
An independent review by Deloitte has found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors ...

'But for' compensation methodology unfair: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
The methodology used to calculate compensation for victims of bad financial advice appears to factor in 'opportunity costs' and has drawn the ire of advisers, calling it "unfair" and "unsustainable" for the industry. The "but for" methodology ...

AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Financial advisers are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their processes and documentation, but experts warn they must exercise a degree of caution and ensure that anything it produces complies with regulation. A whopping ...

Macquarie fined $25m over 400 fake trades

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Macquarie Bank's London Branch (MBL) $25 million (£13m) for enabling one of its employees to record over 400 fictitious trades over a 20-month period. The fictitious trades also cost MBL an estimated ...

Can technology help advisers service the masses?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Financial advisers who choose to serve the masses instead of specialising must reckon with how to leverage technology to make this possible amidst the influx of wealth Australians do not know how to plan for, according to industry experts. A panel of ...

Trump 2.0 set to boost small and mid-caps: Canopy Investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
The volatile environment under a second Donald Trump administration could create opportunities in active investing, particularly in global small and mid-caps companies, according to Canopy Investors. Canopy Investors portfolio manager Kris Webster said ...

Work-related training boosts pay and productivity: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Work-related training is declining in Australia, despite it bringing higher incomes for workers and increased productivity for employers, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has found. CEDA analysis of HILDA data shows workers' ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
The government is again consulting on its plans to increase disclosure requirements in relation to ownership of listed entities. Treasury has commenced a second consultation relating to its plans to implement a public beneficial ownership register ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
While demand for financial advice is apparently the highest it's ever been, the number of people actually seeking it has dropped. That's according to new research from Brighter Super and Investment Trends that shows retirement confidence among Australians ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Fair Work Australia's (FWA) recent ruling in favour of a Philippines-based worker to bring an unfair dismissal case against the former employer could serve as a warning for financial services firms who rely on offshoring, as the corporate regulator ...