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Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that investors should be wary of the coming decade, with more volatility expected. "The last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a rising tide ...

Apex names country head and COO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... Solutions. For his part, Stevens joins from HUB24 where he spent the last two years as acting chief growth officer. A former general manager with Colonial First State wealth management team, he also held senior roles at Mercer and Aviva Australia. "Apex ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Senator Andrew Bragg has questioned ASIC over how it handles investigations and proceedings against superannuation funds when it comes to claims handling delays. The back and forth with ASIC commissioner Simone Constant consisted largely of Constant ...

CSLR levy pain could hit $123m: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... bigger. Together, the two financial years equate to $193 million or $12,500 per financial adviser. Philip Anderson, the general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards at the FAAA, said the actuarial report "paints an alarming picture" of what the ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Gen X remains the largest cohort in SMSF establishments: Class

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Generation X and Millennials collectively drove about 85% of new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) establishments for the six months to 31 December 2024, according to a new report from Class. The total value of the net assets administered on Class ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... and with a couple of clicks, generate all the fee consents forms, he said. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson recently told Financial Standard that getting rid of fee disclosure ...

Fiducian FUMAA swell to $14.4bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... beneficiaries of this positioning." Last November, former NAB Asset Servicing executive Jonathan Green took on the role of general manager, superannuation at Fiducian to replace Ross Martin.

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The Albanese government has announced it will ban foreign investors from buying established homes for at least two years and crack down on foreign land banking. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the move is aimed at easing pressure on the Australian housing ...

Iress creates dedicated customer role

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... technology offerings, hiring the head of Count Financial. Adam Webb has been appointed to the newly created role of executive general manager, customer, effective March. In his new role, Webb will lead Iress' customer-facing teams for the Wealth ...