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Regional commercial real estate to run hot: REIA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... property investors, there is certainly opportunity to capitalise on these changing population trends and small business activity in regional areas, notwithstanding the current interest rate environment," REIA president Hayden Groves said. "Australia's ...

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... such as India, China and the United States." Hannon added that copper demand is highly correlated with global economic activity and is often seen as a leading barometer for global economic health because when activity picks up, prices tend to rise. "Covid-related ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... consideration of benefit design, member demographics, the range of investment options offered, and the level of transactional activity," the regulator said. As such, RSE licensees are directed to develop and monitor early warning indicators to identify ...

APRA proposes safeguards against risk events in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... operational risk component. The baseline component will ensure ready access to financial resources to fund recovery or exit activity. The operational risk component will spread the impact of operational risk across different cohorts of members, largely ...

APRA proposes changes to successor fund transfers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... execute successor fund transfers more smoothly, and efficiently. APRA's proposals have been prompted by heightened transfer activity in the industry, which has been amplified by measures like the performance test and heatmaps. Although the regulator ...

TAL launches Professional Year platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... Professional Year details. Through the digital hub, Professional Year candidates can track their work hours and progress of activity, plan, and log requirements, and create learning plans with industry-aligned courses, while supervisors can access a ...

AFA posts $273,135 operational loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... reduced operational expenses by 30% in the past two financial years, and that this year's objective was to realign all activity to members' evolving needs. This includes new initiatives such as podcasts, additional webinars, refreshed marketing ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... Saxena estimated. "Given the Federal Reserve's mandate and the current momentum of inflation, I feel that economic activity will slow down before the Fed stops increasing interest rates. Technically, that means a recession is highly likely," Saxena ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... uniquely positioned to use these products for the benefit of their clients." The launch is just the latest in a flurry of activity in the retirement space. Other providers of similar products include Generation Life and Allianz Retire+. Magellan also ...

TPB, bans dishonest tax agents

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... superannuation legislation and regulations," he said. "The TPB decisions follow referral of intelligence from ATO compliance activity where we have worked with SMSF auditors to identify where their auditor numbers are being deliberately misused." TPB ...