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Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... pass this cost onto members, which is why it's crucially important for us to create more innovative and cost-effective ways for funds to find, engage and retain members, so they can drive down their administration fees and return more profit for ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... Chalmers said this isn't about government directing super investment - it's about making sure super funds are able to invest in ways that deliver the best possible returns. "The performance test is driving good outcomes, but industry has raised concerns ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... spoke on Morningstar's International Women's Day event panel this week, said there are other simple yet effective ways women can help curb financial stress in the future. Contributing to super from the age of 30 at an additional pre-tax $25 every ...

Advice PDMs, BDMs at inflection point: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... consolidation and fragmentation by promoting financial advice and helping advisers deliver advice to the market. "In many ways these managers were perhaps the most challenged - after all their role has been predicated on their relationship with advisers ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... charged 19 individuals, and completed nearly 350 surveillances. "Cost of living issues mean more Australians are looking for ways to make ends meet and scammers are only too happy to try and take advantage," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "That's why ASIC ...

TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... served, and the broader Australian community towards achieving super equality." He also said other employers should explore the ways in which they can help close the gender super gap and pointed out that such policies also carry recruitment and retention ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... increased oversight from regulators. "Government influence on pension schemes is also at high level as governments look for new ways to fund the systemic investment needed to overcome capital-hungry systemic issues such as the energy transition, climate ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... language that creates gaps is not based on country of birth but on generation of birth. "Younger generations communicate in new ways, with new devices, and with new slang," McCrindle said. The second of the mega trends is virtuous consumerism. "People ...

How advisers protect themselves from 'rogue' clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... the terms of the relationship," he said. This puts responsibility on the client to keep the adviser informed and, in many ways, says, "I can't help you unless you keep me informed of what's important to you," he said. Bobbin also emphasised the ...

Advisers should have an AI plan: Netwealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... marketing Andrew Braun. Addressing the crowd at the SMSF Association Conference 2024, Braun noted that there are various ways for financial advisers to make the most of AI in their businesses. He said the first step is to have a vision or strategy. "What ...