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Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... voluntary standard beyond those obligations to steer the superannuation industry toward a "clear understanding" of best practice. The draft proposal from Treasury, however, notes that the principles aren't exhaustive, allowing trustees to go further ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... designations requires a commitment to professional development, technical proficiency and the highest standards of SMSF practice," Burgess said. Commenting on 2024 CEO Award, Burgess believes there is "no one better" than Hepburn-Rogers to receive the ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Senator Andrew Bragg has questioned ASIC over how it handles investigations and proceedings against superannuation funds when it comes to claims handling delays. The back and forth with ASIC commissioner Simone Constant consisted largely of Constant ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) released new best practice guidance on family and domestic violence that sets new benchmarks for life insurers to better understand and engage with victim-survivors. The detailed framework will help Australian ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Platforms have vastly improved their bulk processing capabilities, particularly as financial advisers come to dread the new fee consent renewal process, SuitabilityHub managing director Recep Peker says. This is one of the main findings in SuitabilityHub's ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... helping those that are growth-focused, had Ross the licence for the last few years. But with nearly 17 years' experience in practice development roles, including at Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking, BT Financial Group, and Centrepoint Alliance, Ross ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The super sector's "underdeveloped" operational infrastructure has been highlighted as a main area of concern in a new research report from the Conexus Institute. The report highlighted failures in member servicing - which have been heightened in the ...

Shift needed in retirement income advice: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
A new report suggests that the adoption of retirement income philosophies and a new approach to risk profiling would see financial advisers better assist their clients in the retirement phase. Allianz Retire+'s Towards A Retirement Income Philosophy ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...