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Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... different rules. "A single combined account would make it easier for members, funds and advisers," the paper said. The second reform proposed is to impose a tax on "very high benefits" drawn in retirement and on death benefits; beyond levels deemed necessary ...

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... have secured an exceptional leader in Darryl who will bring an invaluable depth and breadth of experience in first- and second-line risk management leadership roles in complex, highly regulated financial services businesses internationally," Anderson ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees, is increasingly unlikely," the report said. Frontier cautioned that a second Trump presidency promises to derail climate efforts globally, with the US poised to withdraw from international agreements ...

Equity Trustees completes AET integration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... financial perspective, we will see the full benefit for the first time in FY26, but much of that will come through in the second half of FY25," O'Brien said. Equity Trustees' chair Carol Schwartz thanked those who worked on the integration. "The success ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... continuing to ease, demand growth is still slowing and commodity prices are in a mild downtrend from their 2022 high," he said. Second, central banks are likely to continue cutting interest rates. This is expected to include the RBA where quarterly trimmed ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
The government has provided clarity on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, offering more detail around what's included and confirming the remit of its 'new class of adviser.' The second package of reforms is aimed ...

Half of advice, super complaints result in no remedy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... that service-related issues were overwhelmingly the main complaint, accounting for three times more complaints than the second most common issue. The top three issues for investments and advice complaints were service-related issues (45%), general service ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... said, is the divorce rate in Australia continues to fall over time, with 30% of first marriages likely to end in divorce, second marriages around 50% and third marriages at over 60%. Statistics also show that 33% of divorces are triggered by men. "What's ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... fiscal deficits has further reinforced optimism regarding US economic growth outcomes for CY25 and CY26. "It appears that a second term President Trump is in a hurry and will not be meaningfully slowed down, given Republican majorities in the Congress ...

WA super law reforms boost GESB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... GESB members to continue to direct their superannuation payments to the fund if they leave the public sector or start a second job with a non-government employer. Previously, members who left the public sector or had dual-government and non-government ...