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Unlisted asset valuation flaws complicate comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... information on which they base valuations doesn't always change quickly, but when it does, timely adjustments are essential. "There's probably more of an onus around us to be upfront. The reality is, there are weaknesses in what we can do," Fok ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... Consumer Price Index (CPI). "Retiree budgets have been under substantial pressure for nearly two years due to high costs of essential goods and services," ASFA deputy chief executive Glen McCrea said. "Once again, putting dinner on the table became more ...

ASIC appeal in CBA, CFS case dismissed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... has also now been dismissed. The case was first brought by ASIC in June 2020 and related to the distribution of Essential Super. CBA staff signed up over 390,000 people to CFS's Essential Super between July 2013 and June 2019 in branches and online. ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
Twelve industry super funds have called on the federal government to urgently reform a superannuation tax offset to prevent low-income workers from being penalised. The group of funds, which include Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, and AustralianSuper, together ...

Super tough sell for First Nations people: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... remains committed to narrowing the age disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, Usher said it is essential to address the existing reality to establish a fairer system. He suggests one way is to create a tiered early release system ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Given Australia's economic status, the government has been urged to liquidate the $250 billion Future Fund and pay down its $896 billion debt. According to a paper published by the Centre For Independent Studies, penned by Dimitri Burshtein, the ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... Vanguard in 2021, it did inform RIAA, RIAA confirmed. "What this case has demonstrated for everyone involved is that it is essential the fund managers engage closely to ensure the index does deliver as expected by the fund.," Samuel noted. "What RIAA ...

Russell Investments reports super returns up to 13.5%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... Hampshire highlighted that with most Australians relying on a modest government pension, tools like GoalTracker are essential for ensuring individuals can define and work towards their desired retirement lifestyle. Members using GoalTracker can specify ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... post-Hayne Royal Commission," Singh said. "Over the past few years, AFSLs have come to see dispute resolution as an essential part of the system in which they operate. And pleasingly, some of the big operators who used to take a very adversarial approach ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... advisers to look at three key areas of practice: technology, training, and testing. "Firstly, setting the tech is an essential. Secondly, we look at training the teams, or what I call 'rebooting the humans', and the third area is being able to provide ...