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Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... has called on attendees to the ASFA conference to put pressure on the Albanese government to legislate reforms from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR). "Sadly, the Labor government has been slow to progress these reforms, including to improve accessibility ...

Trump 2.0 set to boost small and mid-caps: Canopy Investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... to the US, US importers, and companies with substantial China exposure," Webster said. However, Webster notes that high-quality stocks in markets outside of the US, particularly those without the US policy change constraints, will thrive. "While we don't ...

ASIC flags 'consistently weak' claims processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... the necessary data without significant manual work. "Even then, the data initially provided to us was generally of poor quality," ASIC said. "Some trustees were unable to track end-to-end claims handling times because they could not access this data. ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... practices for retirement product design. "These principles will guide the superannuation industry in designing modern, high quality retirement products that support Australians' financial security in retirement," Chalmers said. Lastly, the government ...

TWC launches Global Wealth Creators Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
TWC Investment Management has launched the Select Global Wealth Creators Fund (SGWC), offering access to high-quality companies to wholesale and institutional investors. The actively managed fund aims to deliver annual returns of 3-4% above the MSCI ...

AZ NGA acquires Sydney advice firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... different stakeholders," Stafford said. "While our recent focus has been on large deals, we're always looking to partner with quality accounting and advisory SMEs to help grow their business, drive efficiencies and capture opportunities."

Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... financial advisers by providing them with integrated, scalable tools that improve efficiency and reduce the cost of delivering quality advice. This is a crucial part of solving the 'access, affordability, quality' challenge." Chief executive ...

Major themes impacting systematic investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... market dynamics. Invesco found factors aligned with the success of large tech companies such as momentum, growth, and quality have performed exceptionally well over the past year, while value underperformed. The study found that concentration risk has ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... advice needs, and as Australia's largest salaried adviser business, we are well positioned to lead in this space through quality financial advice." As previously flagged, Insignia will do this via the Shadforth and Bridges business, which it will build ...

Mason Stevens names head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... experience and passion for delivering exceptional client outcomes align perfectly with our commitment to providing high-quality investment solutions," chief executive Tim Yule said. "We are confident Brad will continue to drive innovation and performance ...