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Vision Super defends new but 'archaic' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Vision Super has defended a policy not to share member information to anyone it believes are located offshore, however the way in which the fund allegedly determines the location of an individual has caused a stir. Lifestyle Solutions Financial Planning's ...

HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... adviser Dane Windshuttle said in a LinkedIn post. Meanwhile, Zeal Wealth's Leslie Brown wrote: "Trying to gather information from HESTA and immediately met with an auto generated excuse that they are running less team members while they update their ...

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... court's findings and penalty handed down should serve as a message to insurers of their responsibility to ensure the information distributed to consumers is accurate and consistent with the law." ASIC sought to have HCF Life pay 50% of its costs of the ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... super funds from seven calendar days to 10 business days. Extending the window for correction where incorrect fund information leads to rejected payments. Ensure the severity of penalties considers whether shortfalls in payments are accidental or deliberate. ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... to have to exit over the next three decades due to climate change. "Shareholders aren't getting access to the information we need and we're questioning whether board and management are making decisions in QBE's long-term interests," Richman ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... death claims are often complex, and in the absence of a binding nomination, may require the fund to wait for more information from a claimant or take further steps to "properly investigate a claim."

Adviser numbers jump in March quarter: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... March quarter saw a jump in the number of financial advisers in Australia, reaching 15,546, according to Rainmaker Information. During the three months, 228 advisers joined the industry, according to the latest Rainmaker Financial Adviser report. During ...

Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... planning, represents an industry first in the Japanese corporate pensions market. "[It offers] plan sponsors timely information, advanced analytics and active, informed dialogue with advisers on asset allocation. Frontier's insights and intelligence ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... alleges, a hacker was able to infiltrate FIIG's systems for about three weeks, stealing highly sensitive client information such as names, addresses, birth date, driver's licences, passports, bank accounts, and tax file numbers. The data was ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... complaint data and review process raised concerns about whether super funds had adequate resourcing to meet requests for information from the regulator within the required timeframes. "Financial firms must invest in sufficient resourcing and proper processes ...