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FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... will have no adverse effect on their claim. "The FSC has developed this policy for our members to provide surety and security to all Australians who experience family and domestic violence and who have, or are impacted by, a life insurance product," ...

Millionaires worry about retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... 36% of millionaires surveyed believe retirement might not be an option at all and 42% are so worried about retirement security that they avoid thinking about it. According to the report, 49% underestimate the impact of inflation, 42% overestimate investment ...

Government to boost paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
... early months," Albanese said. "It's a modern policy, for modern families. It delivers more choice; it offers greater security - and it rewards aspiration." He added that the government views 26 weeks' leave as "the foundation, the baseline, a national ...

Regulators to face committee scrutiny

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... social media finfluencers, and corporate greenwashing activities. In the wake of the Optus breach, he added that data security should also be front of mind. The global economy and heightened global uncertainty, the Ukraine conflict and supply chain issues ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... They must also attest to APRA that the data will be managed in accordance with Prudential Standard CPS 2234 Information Security. "The proposed changes will also allow for increased fraud detection in the broader financial services sector through existing ...

Advised Aussies better off on all fronts: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... life satisfaction for advised clients is 7.3 out of 10, compared to just 6.4 for those unadvised. In terms of financial security, 85% of advised Aussies feel secure and 62% of unadvised do. Meanwhile, on financial satisfaction, 35% of advised people ...

George Lucas to depart Raiz Invest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... excited about the future for Raiz, especially the renewed focus on educating the next generation on building financial security." Raiz chair Harvey Kalman commented: "I'm going to miss having George's unique perspective and my directors and I are indebted ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... executive leadership. Many institutional investors operate securities lending programs, in which the beneficial owner of a security to lend it for a specified period, with the borrower agreeing to return an equivalent security at the end of the period. ...

Ethereum merge: What it means for crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... developers explained. Feeney continued that ultimately, the merge allows the Ethereum blockchain to achieve the same level of security, scalability and decentralisation whilst consuming 99.95% less energy. Also, as proof-of-stake uses significantly less ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... allocations, investors can look to minimise these impacts and safeguard their retirement nest eggs," she explained. Retirement security was also flagged to be under increasing pressure. Inflation means rapidly escalating costs can pose a threat to financial ...