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Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

Super funds failing three-day transfer requirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... find that out, we've had to battle to get answers." Kitto said identification requirements seem to be part of the problem, with some funds slow to ask for the required ID verification initially. He has also observed funds being slow to confirm banking ...

ASIC enforces licence conditions on ASX

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
The corporate regulator concluded its investigation of the ASX market outage and imposed conditions to mitigate risks for future upgrades. Conditions have been imposed on the market licence of ASX Limited, and the clearing and facility licence of ASX ...

APRA hones in on post-retirement products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... post-retirement by the wayside. "It's worth reflecting at this point on whether the retirement product gap is really a problem that needs solving," she told the recent AFR conference. One problem, as backed by the Retirement Income Review, is that ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... statistics come after the life insurance industry said the increase in life insurance premiums over the last few years are a problem that needs to be fixed rather than a trend. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference ...

Brokers warn of looming disaster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... a $300 per month repayment included 46% with a combined gross weekly income between $2000 and $3000, showing that the problem is not limited to very low-income earners. "However, there are sections of our community who are more vulnerable and this includes ...

The challenge of retirement income

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... about their finances in retirement was having a regular, constant income that meets essential spending needs. Part of the problem is that retirement is not a short period. It is a long, increasing and uncertain period. It is natural of course if you ...

New Bitcoin fund promises tax efficiency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
A new fund offering investors tax-efficient access to Bitcoin is preparing to launch in Australia under the trans-Tasman regulatory regime. The Vault International Bitcoin Fund launched in New Zealand in September and is the first regulated investment ...

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... must act quickly to address climate change," head of fixed income Peter Eerdmans said. "The first step in tackling this problem is for investors to get better at assessing whether an investment or portfolio is aligned with a credible net-zero pathway ...