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Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... found that while 22% of men have savings of less than a month, the same is true for 35% of women, demonstrating a 59% gap. Overall, the research said that 46% of all Australians have an income buffer of three months or fewer. "While 19% of Australian ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... payments to these scams," Lowe said. Despite the continued threat to consumers, Lowe said it has been encouraging to see an overall downward trend in losses reported to Scamwatch to investment scams since the establishment of the fusion cell. "The ACCC ...

Major decline in group insurance coverage: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... members with account balances under $6000 or to new members under 25 years old. ASFA's findings suggested that while overall premium payments decreased, the reduction in coverage resulted in a significant loss of benefits for some individuals and ...

GBST upgrades WealthConnect platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... professionals increased process proficiency, deeper insights and enhanced financial projections, ultimately delivering an improved overall client experience," he said. "Given the diminishing number of advisers, financial professionals in the advice sector ...

Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... is also experiencing record immigration which has been supporting demand, particularly for residential property and the overall Australian economy." Rouse said that investors should be focused on the balance between cooling inflation and slowing economic ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... being largely male while women are more likely to be found in junior roles. While it has an almost 50/50 gender split overall, women represent just 39% of its upper pay quartile but 66% of the lower. Australian Retirement Trust's median base salary ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... financial services can have significant impacts on individuals, families, and communities - harms that can negatively affect overall community wellbeing, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said.

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... meet their return or benchmark objectives in the PDS by a significant amount and over a significant period, ASIC said. Overall, the annualised returns of the options that did not meet or exceed the disclosed benchmarks were less than the benchmarks by ...

Iress reports $137m loss in 'challenging year'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... significant multi-year cost growth by implementing strategic measures in the second half of the year, including reducing its overall headcount to lower staff expenses. However, costs still rose by 6% compared to the previous year, driven by inflationary ...

AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... has stabilised year on year. Average revenue per adviser and practice of $1.75 million is above industry norms, he said. Overall, the advice unit recorded an underlying NPAT loss of $47 million, about a 31% improvement on the prior corresponding period. ...