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Political risk pushes institutional investors to cash: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
State Street Global Markets has released the results of the State Street Institutional Investor Indicators for June, showing risk appetite fell 0.09 in June, revealing a modest risk off bias across the month. State Street Global Markets head of macro ...

IFS launches two courses with Kaplan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has partnered with Kaplan Professional to offer superannuation fund staff further education and training as the sector gears up to offer more financial advice. The courses target super fund staff predominately working in ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
iExtend has been granted an AFSL, after entering a court enforceable undertaking last year over concerns of unlicensed conduct. In November 2023, the life insurance startup entered a court enforceable undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly operating ...

ATO seeks submissions on defining an 'employee'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a draft update to its tax ruling TR 2023/4 for consultation which determines when a person is considered an employee under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (SGAA). The draft update ...

Equip Super reduces admin fees, introduces insurance fee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
While their administration fees will fall, from next week many Equip Super members will begin paying an insurance fee calculated at 4% of premiums. From July 1, Equip Super is reducing administration fees across accumulation, defined benefit and retirement ...

New NALE rules, AFCA's super powers passed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
Two separate laws that regulate how superannuation funds deal with non-arm's length expenses (NALE) and income (NALI) and expands the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA) remit over super passed Parliament on June 25. Treasury ...

Ascot Securities hit with infringement notice for 'serious failures'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Ascot Securities was issued an infringement notice by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) in November last year for serious failures, resulting in a $3.1 million penalty and a requirement to enter an enforceable undertaking. However, Ascot chose not ...

Most advisers satisfied with success: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Most financial advisers are happy with the success and profitability of their businesses, rating their satisfaction 3.6 out of five, new research shows. The 171 advice practices canvassed by Elixir Consulting and Colonial First State recorded earnings ...

Will ASIC use AI for advice compliance monitoring?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the financial advice industry has led to a prediction that ASIC could soon incorporate AI into its compliance and audit checks of advisers. Financial technology firm Padua envisions ...

Social media, news addiction cost returns: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
Investors addicted to the financial news cycle and social media hype tend to time the market and forego substantial returns compared to staying the course, according to Morningstar. The "hyper-informed" investor is one who incessantly checks stock prices ...