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AFCA urges super trustees to improve processes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... acquired their identification details in another way. "Sometimes fraud was committed by an adviser engaged by the fund member in good faith," Gray said. Gray said AFCA was seeing instances of more sophisticated scam activity in the superannuation sector. ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... independent directors. Bragg said "the Cbus/CFMEU scandal" demonstrates that union-dominated boards can't be consistent with good corporate governance. He called for the government and regulator to pressure Cbus to cut ties with the CFMEU. Other ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... partner that can grow alongside Nest, meeting our high bar for responsible investing - they've demonstrated they want to be good stewards of the environment and the forests, and the communities around the forests. "We believe the importance of preserving ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... Pensions Regulator chief executive Nausicaa Delfas added that every pension saver should get value for money, which includes good investment returns and high-quality services, for a competitive price. "This is a great opportunity for the pensions industry ...

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
The potential re-election of Donald Trump will likely jostle inflation and interest rates, and stoke further trade wars with China, according to Morningstar. If Trump wins in November, Morningstar director of equity research for Australia and New Zealand ...

Industry demands action to stop abusers claiming victims' super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... do with super." "We're only now starting to see baby steps from the government in favour of survivors, but it's still not good enough. They're still not acting quickly enough to deter preventable crimes," Carpenter said.

What Yarra Capital is buying in the dip

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... lead indicators of the US labour market stabilise, it's likely that risk assets will have trouble sustaining gains. "The good news is that we are about 50% through the adjustment in equity markets and that concerns over excess inflation can now be relegated ...

'Unrealistic overconfidence' major issue for new advice clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... prospects know what advice really is and the benefits of advice." The research found people considering advice often don't have a good understanding of how the service will help them achieve their goals - both financial and emotional. For 63% of prospects ...

Barings, Rest break ground on $400m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
Barings and Rest have teamed up to start work on a planned $400 million logistics and industrial estate in Sydney's south-west industrial corridor. Access Logistics Park, a 20-hectare industrial site, was jointly purchased in April this year by Barings ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... many actually believing they will need to financially support their parents as they age." Hillier said the findings create a good opportunity for financial advisers to engage with their clients and families more closely on matters of retirement and the ...