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SMSFs' use of advisers plummets: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... reason. Most established SMSFs get advice from accountants, while newly established SMSFs prefer advice from SMSF administrators. Both groups, those with and without advisers, say they need help with tax and retirement strategies. They want advice on ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... "This research busts the outdated myth that the gender pay gap exists because more women are nurses, carers and administrators while more men are lawyers, bankers, and pilots," Griselda said. Under the Workplace Relations Act 1996, employers must provide ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on updated regulatory guidelines for external administrators and controllers when reporting and lodging statutory reports about alleged misconduct. The proposed updates to Regulatory Guide 16 External ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... requirements." The consequences for third-party providers supporting the system are clear, Mercer said, looking at administrators, custodians, insurers, investment managers and asset consultants, and actuaries and auditors. Having already reduced in ...

Quinn family rescues beloved Sara Lee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... Lea from voluntary administration more than a decade ago has now saved iconic dessert brand, Sara Lee. Sara Lee's administrators at FTI Consulting announced on Monday that the company, which went into voluntary administration last year, had been purchased ...

XTBs to be delisted following collapse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... failing to secure a buyer in September. WLP Restructuring partners Alan Walker and Glenn Livingstone were appointed administrators shortly after. Equity Trustees, as responsible entity and issuer of the Australian Corporate Bond Trust, said the XTBs ...

Calastone appoints new local head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... She'll continue to maintain strong ties with Calastone's diverse client base, including fund managers, platform administrators, and unit registries, and will focus on driving and supporting new business initiatives as the industry evolves, the ...

ASIC loses case against Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... consumers to have their employer pay super contributions into a super account that was not theirs so as to deceive fund administrators who believed them to be retired; and telling consumers they could access their super because they had reached preservation ...

Legacy issues, business overhaul plague E&P results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... regulatory investigations and proceedings related to legacy issues; the ongoing impact of the appointment of voluntary administrators to DASS in January 2022 and subsequent creditor approved Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA). The E&P Funds business ...

Foresters Financial launches tax-effective education bond

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... for their children's education. The education bond operates under a "scholarship plan" framework, allowing bond administrators to benefit from tax deductions. These deductions are then available to investors when they access funds for education expenses. ...