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Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... new directors," she said. Finally, she said a well-considered succession plan is a must, as is ensuring the boardroom is a safe place that allows directors to voice contrarian views without fear, promoting "psychological safety". "I challenge Chairs ...

Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
Australians are beginning to invest more in their super and well ahead of their retirement, according to an Equipsuper survey. Equipsuper surveyed more than 2000 Australians and found 46% of have made voluntary contributions to top up their super over ...

ASX dumps CHESS replacement project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
More than seven years on from when talk of a CHESS replacement began, the ASX has confirmed it will go back to the drawing board, writing off about $255 million in investment already made. The bourse first touted it would look to replace CHESS in February ...

Advisers, non-relevant providers will not compete: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Financial advisers won't be competing with non-relevant providers to provide advice as they're occupying different worlds and serving different needs, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy says. Speaking to Financial Standard for an upcoming ...

APRA proposes safeguards against risk events in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
APRA has proposed to replace the existing Prudential Standard SPS 114 Operational Risk Financial Requirement (SPS 114) with enhanced obligations for trustees, to improve how they manage financial resources to protect fund members from poor operational ...

Consultation opens on NHIF remit expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... address the housing and homelessness challenges and housing supply constraints currently facing Australia and improve access to safe and secure housing." As part of the widened remit, the NHFIC must administer the NHIF so that it ensures access to the ...

Centuria launches new unlisted industrial fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Centuria Capital Group has dropped $35.5 million on a distribution centre in Queensland for its new single-asset, closed-ended unlisted real estate fund. The Centuria Industrial Income Fund No. 2 (CIIF2) is set to provide an initial five-year term ...

FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
Several new consumer protections will be added to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s Life Insurance Code of Practice, including the industry's first guidelines on family and domestic violence, as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium. ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Russell Investments Value of an Adviser report says many investors are being pressured into sub-optimal investment decisions but having a financial adviser could add more than 4% to total portfolio value. So, even though advice fees have jumped 16% ...

ETF industry drops in value

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... Despite the overall drop in the market, new data released by the ASX and Vanguard says investors are still viewing ETFs as a safe bet. "Domestic bond ETFs experienced the strongest flows of any asset class in the third quarter as investors sought to ...