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Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... a second or third job trying to get by. "Let's provide our lowest paid workers with access to their 'full' pay earlier rather than waiting for tax time. These workers are most in demand right now and face the greatest cost-of-living pressures. It just ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... UK Financial Conduct Authority paper which found that many consumers would benefit from investing a portion of savings rather than simply holding cash - especially in a low interest rate environment. Despite the upside, the regulators are still concerned ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... underperformed their respective benchmarks. S&P could not find a consistent trend to explain the performance of funds in 2021. Rather, it observed consistent underperformance for most Australian active funds across categories over the longer periods ...

Super mergers only beginning: J.P. Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... employer/employee related organisations as a result. However, that doesn't mean funds will be cutting advertising budgets. Rather, HESTA chief operating officer Stephen Reilly suggested, in response to the survey, that we are likely to see more advertising ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... issues like the financial adviser education standard and the Code of Ethics will need to be addressed by the Government, rather than being referred to the QAR for a recommendation. We look forward to an early outcome on these matters," he said.

Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... cultural change financial services leaders are grappling with. Abood urged larders not to impose a one-size-fits-all policy, rather "involve teams every step of the way". While some employers mandate working in the office five days a week, at the other ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... investing means is shifting over time. He says basic exclusions like weapons and tobacco are no longer what investors expect, rather investors want their portfolios to align with their values without sacrificing returns. This is where investing with ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... of why these reforms have not been implemented. "The very fact that in Australia super is a percentage of your earnings, rather than in any other countries where it is a defined benefit, it means that when you earn less you get less super - it perpetuates. ...

Funds need retirement income strategy by July

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... regulators said. The covenant does not specifically require RSE licensees to develop or offer retirement income products. Rather, APRA and ASIC expect RSE licensees will consider whether to make changes to any existing retirement income product offerings ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... in Australia, it could mean that we could create a product or an investment that meets a customer's specific needs, rather than something that's been put out there by a fund manager like ourselves," he says. Israelstam notes the best example ...