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Slash proposed tax rate for high super balances: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... should be given to identifying solutions to these issues, in order to improve the short and long-term certainty for consumers regarding proposed changes to the superannuation tax concessions," Abood said.

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... continue working closely with the government to help make financial advice more affordable and accessible to Australian consumers, "as well as providing clarity and appropriate flexibility to financial advisers about their education requirements." Meanwhile ...

Apple dives deeper into financial services

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... Google, Facebook Amazon and Apple entering financial markets with fears the competition could harm the space. At the time, Consumers and Competition executive director Sheldon Millis said in recent years, big tech's entry into global financial services ...

Illegal early release of super sees director banned

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... superannuation. The corporate regulator found that while sole director of home buying firm Enigma, Edden-Brown had wrongfully told consumers who didn't meet the conditions for early release of super that they could access their super early to buy a home ...

Super fund selection driven by fees: SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
Australians prioritise fees and charges when choosing a new superannuation fund, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA) research. SCA's pilot nationwide survey on Australian superannuation trends revealed that 67% of consumers consider fees ...

AFCA chief to serve second term

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... ombudsman of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, as the body marks $1 billion in compensation delivered to consumers since its inception. Locke will serve a second five-year term, commencing June 28. "As AFCA's inaugural chief ombudsman, David ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... also recommends the removal of regulatory barriers to innovative new retirement income products. This includes moving consumers out of closed legacy products, reviewing the flexibility of prudential capital requirements and introducing a disclosure regime ...

Digital advice association in the works

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... broadening the understanding of what digital advice is and isn't; broadening the understanding of digital advice benefits for consumers and advisers; and also broadening the understanding of how digital advice improves consumer protection and reduces ...

Consumer interests prioritised in YFYS review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... "Maintaining the approach of using current administration fees when benchmarking product performance is the best outcome for consumers as evidence from the prudential regulator has demonstrated that this focus has reduced administration fees for consumers ...

Spark Financial Group launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... self-driven investment solution, he added. "Launching our digital investing solution today is a logical step in empowering consumers to engage with investing and building wealth in an accessible fashion and for Spark to reach an even greater number of ...