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Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... reform will provide certainty to consumers and allow Australians to make genetic testing decisions based on their health rather than fears of financial discrimination." A 2017 paper from the Actuaries Institute found even a slight increase in the number ...

Acadian AM launches two new credit strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... "Research shows that investors are well-served to have an allocation to government bonds, corporate bonds, and equities, rather than focusing on one asset class or a duo of asset classes," Richardson said. Both the Global High Yield and US Investment ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... advisers to the stable but lost 56, most of whom were from "non-economic practices who closed or merged their businesses rather than leaving us to join a competitor," chief executive and managing director Garry Crole said. Advisers oversaw $12 billion ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... agreed that interest rates were likely to come down and added that more should be done by the government to ease inflation, rather than the RBA. "Tighter fiscal policy in the form of tax hikes and spending cuts or maybe a 1% super levy on everyone would ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... savings are well cared for, but if APRA deems further review is necessary, it should exercise its own regulatory powers rather than rely on an independent report based on a single person's view of these matters. "Any review should be conducted by ...

'Opaque asset class' needs regulation: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... exposure for investors, as Datt said: "It's crucial for investors to assess the liquidity profile of their broader portfolios rather than solely pursuing high yields, which may expose them to hidden risks."

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... agreed upon, a super fund would be the provider of debt funding to the relevant party, such as a community housing provider, rather than the recipient of HAFF project funding. "This new proposal is akin to saying a super fund should not be able to buy ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... risk insurance. We have a decent size risk insurance presence and we looked to try to build that out and specialise in it rather than it being a complimentary service as such," RI Toowoomba chief executive Jeff English told Financial Standard. "Lifecover ...

'Our patience is running thin': ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... providing better data and insights to members. She said ASIC doesn't expect funds to collect more data on their members, but rather use the data they have to meet their members' needs. She added that it was disappointing that complaints made by members ...

Super performance test needs personal rate of return: Adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... the current time-weighted cash-flow methodology for the annual test calculates the performance of the superannuation fund rather than the performance of an individual member's account. Super funds, instead, should undertake an assessment that measures ...