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TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... is calling for unity among all advisers. "Like any other profession, we need to reimagine and redevelop our own future, rather than relying entirely on governments and lawmakers. We need to do it together and we need to do it now," he said.

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... developed market." For emerging markets, however, Powell is seeing the opposite. "The growth outlook in emerging markets looks rather encouraging, and inflation is much less of a problem as well," he said. Specifically, he is seeing a much more positive ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... believe this is not a systemic risk. While being a negative for the market, the SVB failure is more of an idiosyncratic story rather than a systemic issue," they explained. "Compared to the Lehman crisis, the bank is not leveraged, has no big derivatives ...

CareSuper changes TPD definition, extends cover

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... Guarantee contributions. CareSuper is also making other changes to its insurance offerings, such as using age-based rates rather than traditional 5-year age bands to calculate insurance fees for death and TPD cover. The fund has also simplified its death ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... accumulation and ultimately contribute to lower financial wellbeing. "By providing opportunities for women to learn and choose rather than simply receiving recommendations, advisers can empower women to take control of their financial future and build ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... determines remuneration differently. "To overcome historical disadvantage, Frontier considers salaries against market midpoints rather than what the applicant may have been earning in previous roles," said Guthleben. More could be done on pay, said Telfer. ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... additional regulation and complexity," he commented. He said, unfortunately too many people look for conspiracies and problems rather than opportunities and highlighted a "serious risk" of pushback from political and consumer groups. Anderson explained ...

Blue Orbit operations chief resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... have quite a bit of travel planned," he said. "I'm just going to see what comes up in the second half of this year rather than doing it now, but I'm looking at signing up for more non-executive roles in the fund management space." The industry ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... suggests the main issue the government is grappling with is not the presence of large balances in the super system, but rather the tax concessions that these balances attract." As previously reported by Financial Standard, the government has proposed ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... for super, Taylor says change must be conservative, measured, and responsive to the real gaps that exist in the system, rather than on the whims of governments of the day. "It's essential that we avoid distractions and mission creep, and remain laser ...