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Old, retired males more likely to use a financial adviser: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... bring to the table." Meantime, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the most common product found in portfolios, regardless of whether a financial adviser is used or not, followed by shares. "ETFs are the clear favourite product for investors across the ...

ASIC chair defends Chairman's Lounge memberships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
ASIC's leadership team has been questioned over their respective Qantas Chairman's Lounge memberships and whether they believe it's appropriate to maintain them. Appearing before the Economics Legislation Committee today, chair Joe Longo - who appeared ...

FCA changes bonds, derivatives transparency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... obligation," the FCA said. "We are removing the requirement to perform transparency calculations which had been used to determine whether an instrument was liquid. We will now rely instead on a set of reliable proxies to determine whether an instrument ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... suggest the issues may have begun as early as Saturday, October 26. On Facebook, in response to a member who questioned whether the fund had been hacked, ART said the issue was caused by a file error and there was no impact on the integrity of customer ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... closely at super funds' spending. "The scale of expenditure in a particular category is not necessarily a measure of whether the expenditure is good, bad, or appropriate. Some very large items of expenditure may be justifiable as being in the best ...

Gap exists between licensees' AI use and governance processes: ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... clear that all risks were accounted for. Meanwhile, for those relying on existing policies, ASIC said it was not clear whether this was the result of a deliberate decision. ASIC chair Joe Longo believes the adoption will ultimately influence how AI impacts ...

APRA questioned on super performance test

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
APRA has been questioned by the House of Representatives around how it monitors superannuation fund performance and whether there should be more focus on fees over returns. Independent MP Allegra Spender questioned APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole on ...

Advisers share winning intergenerational wealth strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... absorb and feel comfortable with ensures that, by the time they seek advice, they have a solid foundation, he said. On whether any efficiencies or strategies have been incorporated to streamline the process of bringing in family members into the advisory ...

Down but not out: Busting defined benefit myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... regulatory oversight, and careful financial planning, she said. One key challenge is that, as the funds shrink over time-whether through payout obligations or mergers-the operational and administrative costs remain constant, putting pressure on sustainability. ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... but the number who use a financial adviser remains low. "It's so important to pre-empt and plan for future challenges, whether they're related to government policy issues, legislative changes, using the right tools and knowledge to impact tax as salary ...