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Fiji National Provident Fund hunts active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... relevant financial regulatory authorities. They must have a good track record of complying with industry standards and best practices, as well as fulfilled financial reporting, audit, and disclosure obligations. FNPF is the country's superannuation fund ...

Inflation pummels adviser pay by 20%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... challenges. Compliance burdens and constant legislative change continues to be the top challenge, according to 38% of advice practices.

Regulation, profitability top adviser worries: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... adviser Bruce Gorry said the CSLR is the biggest issue in the advice profession at present. "The impact this has on advice practices around the country cannot be overlooked if Canberra is genuine about making advice more accessible and more affordable ...

Advisers encouraged to embrace AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... using AI tools to improve practice efficiency. A further 43% of advisers express interest in integrating AI into their practices, contingent on support for implementation, security, and privacy concerns. Current users primarily use AI for editing (42%) ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... degree, help them come through that program, and help them come out the other end, more capable and job ready [for] the practices that they're working in," Abood said. The FAAA also flagged it will persist in lobbying against substantial costs the ...

APRA: RSE licensees show 'common areas of weakness'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... credible recovery and exit plans and ensure an ability to adapt as the environment changes. Robust governance and risk practices are RSE licensees' first and most significant line of defence against the types of scenarios contemplated in CPS 190." ...

New NALE rules, AFCA's super powers passed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... executive Mary Delahunty welcomed the changes she described as "sensible revision". "This change properly reflects the practices of superannuation funds when services are provided at a less than market rate. In effect the revision re-balances an integrity ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... oversight and investigation of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Tax Practitioners Board's (TPB) administrative practices". "The government would also like to thank the outgoing IGT, Ms Karen Payne, for her service and contribution leading the ...

ASIC calls out licensees: 'We will take action'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... performance? (Report 779) which was released in February, shows there was more work to do. "In this report, we examined the practices of advisers, licensees and superannuation trustees in situations where choice products had persistently underperformed ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... mitigate climate change, reduce waste, and provide renewable energy solutions while contributing to carbon negative practices. "We have been working with the Palisade Real Assets team to establish BioticNRG and ensure it fits ABP's commitment to ...