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SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) consultation on Approaches to Family Violence and Financial Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. The SMC submission ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... working in retirement has a multitude of benefits for them and the community. Part-time or casual work in retirement helps people retain a sense of purpose and fulfillment, while addressing critical workforce demands and boosting the broader economy." ...

AZ NGA forms strategic partnership with Qld advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... and also a network of peers for advisers in our regional offices. "We can't provide that at the moment, but AZ NGA has people all over the country and specifically in areas where we are, which will expose our advisers to local, like-minded advisers and ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... high-income earner or have other money sitting on the sideline, you can typically meet the margin calls, but for a lot of people, they didn't have enough money outside of the margin loan facility. What they would end up doing is then selling stocks at ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... make a big difference to those wanting to feel more certain about the future. "Contributing extra to super can help some people ensure they won't have to downgrade the lifestyle they've become accustomed to when they retire, whether that's having a new ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... think that's perverse and weird," Bragg said. "We don't want Cbus and BlackRock to own houses in Australia. We want people to own houses. We will never give up on the idea that individual Australians on an average income should be able to own ...

Latest adviser exam sees 69% pass

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... pass rate in recent times at 66%. Although slightly improved, only 152 (69%) candidates passed the August exam, which 221 people attended. Of those, 162 (73%) sat the exam for the first time. The 69 (31%) who failed will receive feedback from the Australian ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... would be excluded from using the mechanism; both spouses must be in accumulation phase. It would also only be available to people who have just one super account, to avoid potential unintended consequences for those with multiple. As a further guardrail ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... architecture," he says. "What you can't do is rely 100% on ChatGPT because it takes away personalisation. These days, people can tell if you've copied and pasted an email from ChatGPT, as opposed to doing it yourself. Sometimes there's that ...

RBA 'alert' to impact of tech on the economy: Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... purpose. "Technology alone does not deliver value. It is how we integrate it into our systems, manage its risks and empower people, within and beyond our institution, that truly drives progress," she said. "That is why we are fostering a culture of innovation ...