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'Critical shortcomings' demand urgent action from trustees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... linked to third-party outsourcing. However, Cole singled out cyber risk as an area still requiring greater attention. "As the early findings from APRA's study on cyber resilience in financial services showed, gaps still remain and there is work still ...

TelstraSuper launches option, retirement tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... investment platform. The new High Growth option comprises 90% growth and 10% defensive assets that invest in technology and early-stage companies from Australia and overseas. "Importantly, while the High Growth option has a larger allocation to listed ...

Frontier calls out structural super fund flaws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... subpar outcomes. "By definition, it minimises their income, impacting their quality of life, especially during the active early years of retirement, making budgeting challenging due to income variability, and often results in bequests that are much larger ...

Caddick victims sue auditors in class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... exist." Caddick purported to be a licensed financial adviser and reportedly defrauded some $23 million from her clients as early as 2012, essentially running a Ponzi scheme. She disappeared on 12 November 2020, the day after ASIC raided her home. In ...

Betashares launches investment platform, targets retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... insights and educational resources, empowering them to make informed decisions for wealth creation. The platform opens for early access today with its initial features; however, Betashares plans to "significantly expand" its functionality with an array ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... Positively, median price growth in cropping regions generally kept pace with recent years. "Demand was likely sustained into early 2023 following another strong winder crop in 2022," Rural Bank said. "In contrast, demand in grazing regions was weakened ...

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... this involves abolishing the Child Care Subsidy Activity Test, and investing in universal, high-quality, and affordable early childhood education and care. Another recommendation the WEET suggests is to extend "the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme by ...

Alpine Capital launches in Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... direction," he said. "The Wentworth team provide that direction - they have great experience dealing with companies in the early stage; be it a stage of revenue, business model, or profitability, and are able to do the appropriate due diligence, select ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees previously found about 45% of women under 55 are exiting the workforce early due to illness, injury, or disability. Menopause specifically is estimated to cost female workers about $17 billion in lost ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... "That's helped ensure the gap between wages and inflation that we inherited is now narrowing, and treasury expects it to close early next year," Chalmers said. Additionally, he flagged the 2023 Intergenerational Report, released in August, which ...