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ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... all funds - no matter how big or small - are meeting their obligations to members. "It's not up to us to talk about how people get on the boards or the executive positions, and it's not up to us to tell them how to organise themselves, whether that ...

AMP super class action finally hits court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... Emma Pelka-Caven, Slater and Gordon's head of class actions. "This is about justice for ordinary Australians. These are people who trusted AMP to safeguard their retirement savings - and instead lost thousands of dollars." Meantime, Maurice Blackburn's ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... universal. "The reality is, not everyone is able to access financial advice. That's why it's so important to meet people where they are and provide them with relevant tools to help build their confidence and take control of their finances," she ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... generating products such as corporate bonds and treasuries, but the high levels of complexity have made it difficult for most people to navigate," Stake chief executive Jon Howie said. "Stake Accumulate breaks barriers to income investing through a seamless ...

Challenger adds to board director lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... leaving the firm in June. She has served as an independent non-executive director since 2012 and is chair of the Group People and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Group Risk, Group Audit, Independent and Related Party, and Nomination Committees. ...

Super tax debate suffocates action for low-income Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... tax, which will only affect a fraction of Australians, another critical problem is being ignored. The "vast majority" of people under 30 will never have more than $3 million in super, according to Australia Institute chief economist Greg Jericho. The ...

Escala poised to overhaul strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... Escala Partners is poised for a management overhaul that could see the appointment of a new chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter. Two senior executives - co-chief executive Pep Perry and investment chief Tracy McNaughton - are ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... globally from a semiconductor standpoint, and a 'pure-play fab', meaning the company only manufactures for other people. This is in complete contrast with Intel, which used to be number one. As Intel was pulling back, TSMC was pushing forward," ...

Former director sentenced over 'test' trading accounts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... Mr McCabe's conduct as 'highly deceptive'," Court said. "Her Honour noted the offending was 'more than simply enticing people' and that it was a 'sophisticated scheme that created the illusion of genuine trading." Judge David added that McCabe had misled ...

Entireti, Otivo enter strategic alliance for digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... deliver confidence and certainty, but cost is still the biggest inhibitor. Advisers have the answers and guidance that people need and want but advice is currently out of reach for the average Australian, which is why Entireti is highly supportive of ...