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ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... second most common issue. The top three reasons for investments and advice complaints were service-related issues (45%), general service delay (14%), and technical problems (9%). Interestingly, the report revealed that the top three outcomes for investments ...

'Crises happen': Investors reminded to stay calm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... be scared by volatility, be alive to the opportunities that it may present." Likewise, Super Members Council executive general manager, strategy and insights Matthew Linden said despite falls in super balances, the superannuation sector is well-placed ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... tax-deductible. Simultaneously, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will also remove the ability to claim deductions for General Interest Charge and Shortfall Interest Charge to discourage late tax liability payments. Similarly, from 1 July 2026, alongside ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... ($4.6 billion), and Arrowstreet ($3 billion). In private equity and infrastructure, Gavin said Cbus partners with "great" general partners globally, both by committing capital to their funds and by participating in co-investments alongside them. "We ...

GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
GQG has slashed its consumer discretionary and information technology holdings as it repositions for the "extraordinary market volatility" after US tariffs were rolled out last week. GQG said it continues to reposition portfolios with "the aim of achieving ...

Fitzpatricks names head of product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... hired in the newly created role of head of marketing and client value proposition. She joined from Dexus where she was general manager of funds management marketing. In early 2025, Fitzpatricks Private Wealth was rebranded to Fitzpatricks Advice Partners. ...

Adviser exam pass rate declines

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... and over 20,237 (92%) of candidates have passed, ASIC said. Those who have been unsuccessful at the exam will receive general feedback from ACER on the areas they underperformed. The 29 th sitting of the exam will be held on June 5.

Pendal's Blayney lands at HESTA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
HESTA has made two new senior hires including a general manager of dynamic asset allocation and a general manager of information security. Former Pendal Group's head of multi-asset Michael Blayney will take on the former role with Nick Catherall ...

The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... to perpetrators and develop staff guidance on how and when those powers should be applied. Taxation Ombudsman inspector-general of taxation Ruth Owen noted that the ATO can only clear a tax debt or transfer it to the perpetrator in a very limited set ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... insurers most commonly reported providing staff training. This was cited in 6356 cases affecting 10,399 customers, comprising general staff training and targeted sessions on Code compliance. Given that most breaches were attributed to human error and ...