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Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... playing an active role in ensuring the promotion remains compliant, the FCA warned. "They should also be mindful of their choice of influencer when communicating financial promotions. We've seen firms using influencers that may not be appropriate for ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... portal to help individuals identify if they have multiple super accounts and consolidate them into the account of their choice. The stapling measures under the Your Future, Your Super legislation, introduced in November 2021, have been an additional ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... slowdown. "Across all fixed income segments, corporate debt is attracting interest from investors. Corporates were the top choice for investors allocating to investment-grade and below investment-grade fixed income markets as well as private fixed income ...

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... introduced the Pension Freedoms reforms that changed the way consumers access their retirement savings, giving them more choice around what to do with their money. Since then, those aged over 55 could spend their pension how they please, including withdrawing ...

AustralianSuper engages TAL to create retirement option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
AustralianSuper and life insurer TAL have joined forces to create a new 'income for life' retirement option. The engagement extends a longstanding partnership between TAL and AustralianSuper to now support members' financial choices in retirement. ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... would have a range of providers within each category providing differentiated and high-quality service. Beyond additional choice, this creates competitive tension in the market and likely results in longer term fee savings for funds and their members," ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... choose the right level of risk were top priority - all of which remained front of mind when we worked to streamline these choice investment options," Vincent said. "As part of this, we're aligning the risk profiles of our MySuper offerings for Super ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... promoting anti-competitive behaviour in attempting to ban human resources technology platforms from offering employees choice of superannuation funds at the onboarding process. Employment Hero chief executive Ben Thompson is accusing Hostplus of asking ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
The Super Members Council (SMC) has slammed a proposal by Shadow Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar to allow Australians to access their superannuation to buy their first home. The Shadow Minister said the Coalition was determined to help younger Australians ...

AustralianSuper to deploy £8 billion in the UK

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... ongoing commitment shows the strong relationship built as they create a global centre of excellence in London. "We are a top choice for major investments like this, and the government is committed to promoting opportunities available to global investors ...