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Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
In a speech at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle 'Meet the regulators' event, APRA chair Wayne Byres said to expect the performance of super trustees to continue to be the subject of intense scrutiny. On APRA's latest priorities, Byres said ...

SMSF assets climb to $892bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... $60,000 to 150,000 and 20% above $150,000. The remaining data was labelled as unknown. A quarterly SuperConcepts investment survey has also found that compared to APRA regulated funds, SMSFs have higher levels of cash and liquid assets. SuperConcepts ...

You can't have it all: Retirement income strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
While greater availability of retirement income products is a positive, the three objectives of these products as set out in legislation don't necessarily reflect members needs or desires. Appearing on a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
A new study has shown that Australian financial service companies are expected to spend more than $3.6 billion on financial crime compliance in 2022. Yesterday LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the first Australian edition of its true cost of compliance ...

Colonial reveals Australia's huge untapped workforce

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... rise and medical advances have improved our general health, giving people more time to thrive in their later years." In a survey of 1000 Australians aged 45-65, Colonial discovered this demographic was prepared to work up to 10 years longer in a new ...

Cbus, Hostplus take out customer satisfaction awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... a wide range of industries and brands. The data that determines who wins comes from Roy Morgan's massive Single Source survey involving over 60,000 consumers from all around Australia. "Maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction over the last two ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... March 2022, the consumer price index increased by 5.1%, while the wage price index increased by 2.4%," stated a Finder survey. Moody's Analytics economist Harry Murphy Cruise said that inflation will continue to outpace wage growth, but only in the ...

No more changes to risk commissions: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... stop offering standalone risk advice if there are further changes to life insurance commissions. That's according to a survey conducted by ClearView, which found a further 20% are unsure if they'd continue providing risk advice. As it stands, 94% of ...

Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision, the vast majority anticipate the central bank to jack up cash rates. A Finder survey has said that 86% of its expert panelists believe the cash rate will change tomorrow and 28% say there will be at least two ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... protect consumers from risks associated with cryptocurrency. According to the latest data from CHOICE's national consumer survey, one in five Australians are involved or interested in crypto trading. CHOICE senior policy adviser Patrick Veyret said ...