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GST rebate changes worsens cost of advice: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
Abolishing the rebate for the GST component of adviser fees from July 1 can aggravate the cost of financial advice, according to the SMSF Association (SMSFA). In a few weeks' time, superannuation funds and platform providers will no longer be able to ...

AMP North launches new tool

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
AMP North has launched a new tool for financial advisers to support client review reports. The tool, called North Interactive, allows advisers to visualise clients' account and performance information. It provides clear visuals and the capability to ...

Keybridge Capital cops another loss against WAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
The Federal Court has denied Keybridge Capital's appeal against Wilson Asset Management (WAM) and ordered them to pay costs in a court battle that has been dragging out for four years. In June 2020, Keybridge launched legal proceedings against WAM alleging ...

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
Active Super has been found guilty of misleading the public with false claims about its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials. The profit-to-member fund, which is set to merge with Vision Super in March 2025, made claims on its website ...

Recession signs: Economic growth has 'ground to a halt'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... the RBA's resolve to not tighten policy further," Aird said. "Given the challenging inflation backdrop the risk to our call is increasingly moving towards a later start date for an easing cycle."

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... debt. "It depends on what you think of younger folks. So, there's people who might have families and mortgages, you might call them younger, and there's also a whole younger cohort that don't have mortgages but they're renters," she said. ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
More than a year on from a Treasury consultation on giving victims of child sexual abuse access to their abuser's superannuation for compensation purposes, little headway has been made. At the same time, experts say the government's proposals ...

Ironbark partners with HarbourVest to launch fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Ironbark Asset Management and global private markets firm HarbourVest Partners have joined in a strategic partnership with the launch of the Ironbark HarbourVest HGPS - Diversified Private Equity Fund. The fund is an open-ended Australian managed investment ...

Super fund engagement peaks among members with $250k+ balances: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... delivery approach many super funds are considering. The report also found that key factors for satisfying members who contact call centres include faster responses (29%), better technical knowledge on the website (25%), better technical knowledge on ...

Cromwell gets $457m for European funds platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Cromwell Property Group is selling its European fund management platform, including its Italy Urban Logistics Fund and European REIT, to Stoneweg. Cromwell said the transaction, which is valued at $457 million, is a part of its broader strategy to simplify ...