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CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... documentation contribute to exit readiness and business value. When selling a business, thorough documentation, comprehensive standard operating procedures and an effective workflow management system make it much easier to transition the business to ...

CSC quashes internal bullying, sexism claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... steps" to address its gender pay gap as priority, engaging with an external party to conduct an audit this year. Financial Standard has reached out to CSC for further comment. Torney said every complaint is thoroughly investigated in accordance with ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's InterPrac Financial Planning is facing $22 million worth of complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) for its advisers' role in the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... phase of superannuation," Treasury said. The framework will sit alongside the Retirement Income Covenant and Prudential Standard SPS 515: Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes, which commenced on January 1. One possible indicator for measuring fund ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... chief investment officers made the grade. Chief Investment Officer, the New York-based sister publication of Financial Standard, this month published its latest Power 100, a list of the world's leading chief investment officers. Five super fund chief ...

Super funds risk 'falling behind': MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... works with the Australian government and super funds to pilot a new digital ID tool. Speaking exclusively with Financial Standard, MUFG Retirement Solutions (ANZ) chief executive Frank Lombardo said super funds that don't embrace emerging technologies ...

FAAA expands specialist education programs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... are helping advisers distinguish themselves professionally and partnering with quality education providers to raise the standard of advice across the industry," Palmer said. "Licensees with advisers focusing on aged care or self-managed superannuation ...

Metrics hires for newly created role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... services in both London and Sydney, and began her career as a credit analyst at BNP Paribas. In a statement to Financial Standard, Metrics chief executive and managing partner Andrew Lockhart said: "Rebecca brings 25 years' experience in sustainable ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
An interim report from the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended Australian companies switch to digital financial reporting to allow for data to be better extracted. The report looked at how Australia can better harness the data contained in ...

First Super reduces admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... fee of $199 on all KiwiSaver transfers. The fee, which will also apply from September 1, "will help us maintain a high standard of service for all KiwiSaver members," First Super said.