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AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... has 24 apps natively built in and AI tool, Copilot, is one of them. "Copilot has been out for 10 months in Australia for small to medium businesses, and the innovation that has come about in the last 10 months has been phenomenal," he said. Copilot ...

Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
A new study from Fidante suggests financial advisers will remain bullish on global equities and Australian small caps in the coming months. The Fidante Adviser Markets Survey, which surveyed more than 200 advisers, shows these are the asset classes ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... "We believe capital is the key to achieving net zero targets. We don't have the time to wait until 2050, there is only a small window of opportunity to create real change."

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper will compensate around 7000 beneficiaries to the sum of $4.2 million for death benefit claims that took longer than the fund's internal target handling time of four months from the date when the claim form was received. The fund ...

Top advisers champions in two key areas: Iress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
New research by Iress reveals the aspects top advisers typically excel in and highlights processes that are "ripe for industry-wide improvement" to drive efficiencies. The Advisely Index Report revealed top Australian advice practices serve 40% more ...

Trump 2.0 set to boost small and mid-caps: Canopy Investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... environment under a second Donald Trump administration could create opportunities in active investing, particularly in global small and mid-caps companies, according to Canopy Investors. Canopy Investors portfolio manager Kris Webster said the incoming ...

Low-cost funds outperform in most asset classes: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... a fund's success, the strength of the correlation differs across categories, Morningstar said, as Australian mid and small-cap equities have equally returned 28%. The outlier is attributed to consistent missteps in stock selection by active managers ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... won out over all time periods, providing excessive returns between 0.9% and 1.2% over passive funds. The Australian mid/small-blend category is also a "stellar avenue" for active managers to demonstrate value. "The ability of active funds to play on ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... of offshoring solutions for Australian and UK financial services firms, said the determination could significantly impact small businesses that directly employ or contract overseas workers online. "Fair Work Australia has ruled it as like a sham contract ...

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... super fund. However, many funds, including Cbus, introduced trustee services fees in response whereby members are charged a small fee via its existing reserves which is then set aside in the trustee's own account. The amount charged within two financial ...