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UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the review to better understand how the retirement income advice market is functioning, whether advisers are considering consumers' specific needs in retirement, and whether they're being provided suitable advice when ...

US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... expectations for a soft landing. Markets couldn't really have hoped for a more market friendly Fed decision," Shah said. Whether a rate cut in the US would be cause for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to follow suit has economists split. In the latest ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... businesses to the extent they involve financial products or services. "I want to emphasise, though, that the question as to whether a particular crypto asset or related product is a financial product will remain every bit as important if the new regime ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... this was a "pretty good outcome" when it came to comparing how companies performed against expectations as opposed to whether or not earnings increased or decreased. JB Hi-Fi, for example, is a category leader, has "brilliant execution, great business ...

Majority comply with IDR reporting: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... without any complaint. Unfortunately, one of the elements of this legislation is that [licensees] need to provide a report whether you've had any complaints or not. So, a lot of licensees will be doing nil reports," he said. Essentially, it is a ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... refining the current test's methodology to improve its long-term effectiveness in improving member outcomes. It questions whether tweaks can overcome the test's limitations - namely, its reliance on a single-metric benchmark portfolio that only evaluates ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... This includes engaging them today by providing personalised guidance - and simply asking them to have a conversation on whether they are contributing enough to super or on track in saving enough for retirement. "Women make fantastic financial citizens. ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... shows an annuity that pays an income equivalent to the Age Pension would cost a retiree more than $500,000. In researching whether annuities could solve superannuation's need for better retirement income stream solutions, Rainmaker Information, supported ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... than 5% and less than 33% of the company's revenue was generated by an excluded activity, the Bloom Fund had to consider whether the company's engagement in the activity was material based on a qualitative assessment and there was discretion to still ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... things we've certainly tried to do with the launch of Vanguard Super is simplicity and transparency - at Vanguard, whether you're in accumulation or retirement phase, you're going to pay the same," Shrimski said. And despite already being ...