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Future Super accused of greenwashing via Facebook post

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Future Super has been handed an infringement notice by ASIC over a Facebook post that implied all its funds under management had been invested in fossil fuels prior to transitioning to Future Super. The $13,320 infringement notice follows ASIC raising ...

Hostplus, IFS adopt 'mass-personalised' advice tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Iress is rolling out a new tool providing simple, digital financial advice, with Hostplus and Industry Fund Services the first to take it up. The SuperSmart tool combines digital advice with member education, personalised via registry data, including ...

Lumiant acquires longevity app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Lumiant has acquired an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Chicago-based Genivity, deemed a health analysis and longevity optimiser (HALO), will integrate into Lumiant's ...

ATO keeping tabs on SMSF early access, tax avoidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
The tax office issued a fresh warning to the rich who use self-managed superannuation funds as a vehicle for dodging tax and those who illegally access their retirement savings early. Of the total SMSFs in existence, 25% are operated by private wealth ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
Renewable energy investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has made its first foray into biofuels through a US investment. Quinbrook has acquired PurposeEnergy, an established US-based renewable fuels and biogas specialist that focuses on using waste ...

SG Hiscock commences abrdn fund changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
Changes to several abrdn funds are due to be rolled out this month, following the handover of its Australian equities business to SG Hiscock. The fund manager has notified investors that changes will be made to the abrdn Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... employers that is leading some to bypass the stapling requirements," he said. In April, the Australian Taxation Office will roll out an IT system to streamline the process for digital service providers. It will also finalise improvements to its Choice ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... across the entire financial services industry, Ellis explained, saying fraudulent attempts being used to steal identities and roll over money in a super fund led to the creation of a working group. "It was decided that a group be set up, focusing on ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chair Larry Fink has said it's unclear what impact the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and others this past week will truly have, saying they are just one element of the "price we're paying for decades ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
ASIC has banned Queensland-based adviser Douglas Allen from providing financial services for three years. ASIC's review of Allen's advice files revealed that he employed a "layered advice" approach. The regulator discovered that his recommendations ...