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Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... members' objectives," he said. Jones admits that the stapling measures can be improved. "There are concerns with the systems, legal framework and outcomes of stapling that are generating a significant administrative burden for employers that is leading ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... would enable workers not covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement containing superannuation rights to take direct legal action for the recovery of unpaid super. "Superannuation theft undermines the efforts of Australian workers to build a financially ...

February exam records 67% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... candidates. Those who have passed demonstrate they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam, ASIC said. For those who failed, they will receive general ...

Legalsuper appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
Luke Symons will become the super fund's new chief executive on April 11. Symons has been appointed to the role following the departure of Andrew Proebstl. Symons currently runs Responsible Financial Services Group, a business he founded in 2017. ...

Don't wait for QAR: Press

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... not helpful," she said. "I think there's a lot that funds can be doing today that would fall well and truly inside the legal requirements. And we will need to be thinking about." Press commented further on the recent global banking issues and flagged ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... opportunity to do lots of pre-thinking so that when you're in the face of a crisis, you might not be able to leverage the legal clauses or the audits... but if you can leverage the experience you've had together in responding to what a scenario ...

State Super welcomes new board member

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Industry Union and the Australian Workers' Union. He also worked as a solicitor for Slater & Gordon Lawyers and the HIV Aids Legal Centre (HALC). State Super chair Nicholas Johnson said Costa's long involvement in the union movement will benefit ...

Court fines ANZ for dodgy introducer program

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... referred customers to ANZ in return for an upfront commission. The proceedings, initiated by ASIC, will see ANZ also pay ASIC's legal costs. Between March 2017 and March 2018, the court found that ANZ contravened consumer credit protection laws relating ...

Investment bonds offer refuge amid super changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... beneficiaries. However, investment bonds offer greater flexibility, as beneficiaries can be dependent or non-dependent, and any legal entity, including charities can receive funds tax-free upon death, Hackett said. The proposed changes to the super system ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... Don't rush! Even though you may want to get this person out of your life as quickly as possible, take your time and seek legal and financial advice," she says. Unlike a mechanic's workshop, women should be able to walk into the office of a financial ...