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Tranche 2 is coming before the election: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... of our reforms are all about," Jones said. "It's about a new class of adviser; reforming, improving and updating the best interest's duty; removing red tape which is an obstacle to advisers taking on more clients; ensuring that we have technology-neutral ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... retirement taxed at 15%, saving $5.3 billion a year. The last major reform it's calling for is the introduction of a top 10 best super funds list, as recommended by the Productivity Commission. "Such a mechanism would ensure new, disengaged members were ...

Navigator takes stake in 1315 Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... to our team to help further enhance our market-leading franchise. We expect NGI's extensive experience in supporting best-in-class managers globally through operational best practices, talent acquisition support, and client expansion will prove invaluable ...

Ord Minnett poaches Perpetual advisers amid hiring spree

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... that are nearing retirement, so you've always got to be looking at what we're doing to welcome and encourage the next best talent to come through and become wealth advisers and join what's a fantastic industry," he said. Separately, Ords announced ...

CareSuper to merge with meat industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... chair Linda Scott and MIESF chair Chris White said that the binding agreement is a critical step forward in serving members' best financial interests. The merger is contingent on both funds completing their respective best financial interests and equivalent ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... imposes certain obligations on financial advisers, including acting in accordance with applicable laws, acting in clients' best interests and not advising where there is a conflict of interest or duty," Burgess said. "In addition, all advice and ...

Data is our biggest challenge: Aware Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... priority for the fund to ensure that its investment professionals are considering a total portfolio approach to ensure the best outcomes for members, and having reliable data around all its investments across asset classes has made a big difference. ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... early education and care," she told a recent Financial Standard podcast. The Parenthood, which aims to make Australia the best country to be a parent or carer with the help of a community of about 82,000, has worked diligently in helping push the reforms ...

Beware creep of cancel culture into super fund governance: Lawyer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... recruitment processes when directors and executives are being appointed. They will have to make appointment decisions in the best financial interests of their fund with the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads," Barrett said. Nevertheless, Barrett ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... years to 10 years, given the "historical volatility", the fund said. "As GEO is a very high-risk investment option, it is best suited to members who are comfortable with the value of their investments fluctuating," UniSuper said. "As a sector option ...