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TelstraSuper releases retirement income solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... amounts more frequently. TelstraSuper chief executive Chris Davies said this cash allocation feature will reduce the risk associated with drawdowns in bigger proportions during market downturns and deliver retirees a stable income that is sustainable ...

CBA pleads guilty to selling junk insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... policies when some or all of these claims were not available to them. "ASIC has been concerned about the consumer harms associated with add-on insurance for some time. ASIC pursued a criminal case against CBA after it was clear customers had been sold ...

Crypto mining ETF launches

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... long, investors have had to weigh up access to the growth of digital assets such as cryptocurrencies with the risks associated with investing through unregulated structures," Cosmos Asset Management chief executive Dan Annan said. "By offering a product ...

No proof of member benefit: APRA on super fund spends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... regulator said. Finally, APRA said it found instances of super funds being unable to demonstrate how additional benefits associated with sponsorships - benefits provided to super fund staff, directors or executives, such as tickets to sporting events ...

IOOF to adopt new name, brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... Ensuring the new identity remains connected to this rich history, the proposed new name represents a distinguishing emblem associated with membership and belonging. The new branding is also reflective of where IOOF is today and the opportunities that ...

ASIC bans adviser, cancels AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... regulator banned a Gold Coast-based financial adviser from providing financial services for four years and cancelled the associated AFSL for failure to comply with its general obligations. ASIC found that Frederick Steven Ackerman failed to act in the ...

IDII pitfalls advisers should avoid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... to insurance switching advice. Cameron has seen a fair number of complaints about unexpected costs and affordability associated with income protection products and step premiums - which are as common as complaints about whether advice received was the ...

Criminal charges in property investor collapse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... follow an ASIC-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) investigation into the collapse of the groups and alleged associated phoenix activity. The matter will next be heard in court in November.

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... a high level." "The recovery in the Australian economy has, however, been interrupted by the Delta outbreak and the associated restrictions on activity. GDP is expected to decline materially in the September quarter and the unemployment rate will move ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... after equities - in the balanced portfolios of Australian super funds. "Higher hedge ratios have historically been associated with higher returns over the long run, driven largely by elevated AUD interest rate 'carry'," Simmons said For example, he said ...