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Australia climbs global wealth ranks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... afford you the same standard of living and access to wealth as they have in the past," Wood said. "We shouldn't take the 'fair go' for granted."

ASIC levy to slug advisers $48.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
ASIC's regulation activity for the 2024 financial year is expected to slug financial advisers $48.39 million collectively as the annual levy does not appear to be reducing. Licensees that provide personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... most. Employers must ensure they apply a gender lens to their approach in up-skilling to establish the future workplace in a fair and equitable way."

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... insolvencies spike, workers will soon be able to claim unpaid superannuation owed to them by defunct employers under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) Recovery Program. From 1 July 2024, staff who worked for employers that are in liquidation or bankruptcy ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of XTrade

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer XTrade. XTrade offered clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference ...

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... increase their spending because they have more money because a higher inflation rate works for them," he said. "How is that fair or just or equitable?" Bullock reinforced that monetary policy only has one lever, being the interest rate. "We use it to ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... they put good outcomes for members at the heart of everything they do," she said. "Members need confidence in efficient and fair service delivery to support them participating in a full and confident retirement. Too often though, at the moment, trustees ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... estimates," she said. "Ending the membership of Dixons as proposed, effective on 30 June 2024, represents an appropriate and fair outcome for consumers, providing them with ample time to lodge a claim, as well as recognising that the profession is funding ...

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... supply side instead of pulling on the demand lever, especially for first homeowners. "It doesn't work and it's not fair." Delahunty added that she feels "our generation has done a disservice to the youth," lamenting that we're now having ...

Social media influencers charged for promoting shady investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 13. Earlier this year, the FCA clarified that all financial promotions must be fair, clear, and not misleading across all advertising channels, including social media. The regulator said that promotions should ...