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Industry Super Australia names new chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... extensive career spans over 30 years in marketing and strategy He joined Hostplus in 2011, becoming chief marketing officer a few years later. He left the industry fund - that looks after workers in the hospitality, tourism and sports industries- in ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... COVID-19 or the war in Ukraine coming, and these have been the driving factors behind our current situation. "What the next few months have in store will determine whether Aussie homeowners emit a sigh of relief or anxiety by year's end."

Super Members Council renews calls for anti-hawking extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... licensees. It also found that some trustees have advice fee caps as high as $20,000 or 5% of a member's balance and that few trustees have controls in place to protect low balance members. As such, 328 members across seven of the funds were found ...

Older clients boost book values

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
A client book full of older clients are fetching a higher premium compared to last year, new advice practice valuations show. The Radar Results June 2024 price guide reveals that books of investment and super clients aged 80+ years old have seen their ...

GST rebate changes worsens cost of advice: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... component of adviser fees from July 1 can aggravate the cost of financial advice, according to the SMSF Association (SMSFA). In a few weeks' time, superannuation funds and platform providers will no longer be able to claim a rebate for the GST component ...

CSLR makes inaugural payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... while the financial services industry works toward the betterment of their clients, it's unfortunate that there are a small few who take advantage of the trust bestowed on them. "Ensuring some basic consumer protections works to lift trust in the financial ...

Higher-for-longer rates dominate adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... many conversations. How clients can find ways to boost their income has been the most frequently asked question in the last few months. BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden said with Australians living longer than previous generations ...

Super fund engagement peaks among members with $250k+ balances: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... Despite positive returns in FY23, overall member satisfaction and Net Promoter Scores (NPS) have continued to decline, though a few non-defined benefit funds bucked the trend. Meanwhile, super fund switching activity slightly decreased to 8% from 9% ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is set to kick out Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) as a member over the next few weeks. AFCA announced on May 28 that the administrator of DASS has 21 days to reply to the proposal. AFCA expects the ...

Super pool jumps to $3.9tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Superannuation assets soared to $3.9 trillion, jumping 11.3% at the end of March despite the number of APRA-regulated funds shrinking. The latest APRA statistics show that a wave of contributions drove the momentum as well as investments returning 10.9% ...