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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... make grievance mechanisms available to workers at a minimum of one factory each. "At a high level, what the report is finding is that companies have made significant progress on polices and foundational level indicators that really stipulate the conditions ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... a net 3250 (17.3%) exiting the sector last year. In light of dwindling adviser numbers, Jones stated the importance of finding a way to better deliver information and advice to members approaching retirement. While the Retirement Income Covenant has ...

Brookvine folds into ASX-listed multi-boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... established distribution infrastructure with institutional and wholesale investors. "Brookvine's focus has been on finding investment opportunities in alternative asset classes and highly differentiated strategies in mainstream asset classes," he ...

Super fund selection driven by fees: SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... hadn't switched funds because it was "too complicated", while another 11% haven't changed due to difficulties finding a "good" super fund. Additionally, the survey revealed that 19% of individuals with super were uncertain about their insurance ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The federal government has released the outcomes of its review into the Your Future, Your Super laws, flagging among many findings, that it will "fine-tune" the performance test and extend the performance period to 10 years. Starting with the highly ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
A Retail Market Conduct Task Force report, issued by IOSCO, has revealed a series of escalating threats to retail investors. The findings will shape ASIC's strategic priorities concerning retail investor harm, focusing on crypto assets, sustainable ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
CSIRO senior research consultant Dr Claire Naughtin shared findings from the research house's latest Our Future World Report at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) last week, highlighting seven global megatrends to keep an eye on. The ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Superannuation funds need to improve the life insurance they provide members, with ASIC finding trustees have not made sufficient effort to do so since it began targeted work in the area in 2019. Last year, ASIC reviewed the actions of 15 trustees in ...

DASH lands venture capital investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... the first fully integrated end-to-end solution. This will enable advisers to deliver advice seamlessly from online fact finding through to modelling and the Statement of Advice (SoA), Whelan said. DASH is specifically targeting all the key friction points ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... consider inflation and its impact on future costs. But the unpredictability of inflation is a significant impediment to finding a reliable solution. Challenger's Inflation risks and retirement income innovations report said equities are known for ...