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More guidance crucial for aged care transitions: AMP

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... transition. Howes said these will not only provide confidence for retirees, but also allow better quality of life in the early and active years in retirement. "These insights bring to light the financial worry and lack of understanding many older Australians ...

Newmark Capital elevates distribution capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... family offices, wholesale investors and more. He brings more than 30 years' experience in financial services to the fold. Early on in his career, Wares focused on the ultra-high-net-worth space through roles at BT Funds Management, Citigroup Asset Management ...

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... four months from the date when the claim form was received. The fund said affected beneficiaries will be sent letters from early December detailing how much money they will be entitled to as part of the process. Additionally, the fund is reviewing and ...

ASIC flags 'consistently weak' claims processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... processing times across the industry. The regulator is currently reviewing death benefit claims and will release a full report early next year; however, it told super fund chief executives that there are many shortcomings it's identified so far that ...

ClearView's share price tanks 31%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
ClearView's share price tanked more than 30% following its annual general meeting (AGM) in early November, but the firm could not explain why. The ASX-listed firm's share price traded at 52 cents at the close of November 6 then dropped to 36 cents the ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... working hours, changing their career path, or stepping down from leadership roles. About 14% said they'd left the workforce early because of menopause; Macquarie Business School estimates this costs Australian companies about $10 billion a year in terms ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... those services promptly, fairly, and efficiently'," Court said. She went on to say that ASIC has "got much work to come early in the new year on this area". Cbus, BUSSQ, and First Super this year made headlines with respect to their ties with the ...

Platinum exec pay hit with second strike

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... $12.2 billion at the end of October. "We do acknowledge the underperformance and are working hard on it... I think it's early days in our changes, some of them have only been [introduced] six months ago, and some of these process enhancements that ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... outdated exclusion is overdue. "As every smart investor knows, thanks to the magic of compound returns, a dollar invested early in life in super has the most power to grow our retirement savings exponentially over our lives." SMC research shows the majority ...

Platinum seeks insto managers, new asset classes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... wrong," the analyst said. Peters said: "We do acknowledge the underperformance and are working hard on it... I think it's early days in our changes, some of them have only been [introduced] six months ago, and some of these process enhancements that ...