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Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... demographics, the consultation rate remains low at 21%. It said older Australians are more likely than younger people to seek professional advice. The younger cohort tends to seek consultation through family and friends and social media, possibly leaving ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... women in the second half of their lives prioritise living comfortably in retirement and travelling as their key goals and seek financial advice to maintain a level of prosperity, a new survey from Perpetual Private found. Canvassing its female client ...

ASIC, RBA handed new financial market infrastructure powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have been given new powers under new financial market infrastructure laws to enhance their licensing, supervisory, and enforcement abilities. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory will soon launch after the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) gained support from Senator Pauline Hanson in the senate yesterday. After pounding the pavement for months, the FAAA has successfully ...

Remara launches real estate strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Remara Investment Management has launched a real estate fund that invests in the development of small and large-scale projects. The Remara Opportunistic Development Fund is an open-ended managed fund that seeks opportunities in the residential, industrial ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... through strong obligations. It includes tough penalties for non-compliance and dispute resolution pathways for consumers to seek redress. Under the framework the Minister for Financial Services can designate sectors under the framework. Participants ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Many recipients of the Age Pension will pay more for aged care under proposed reforms to how the sector is funded, with wealthier Australians to cover more of the costs they incur from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted ...

BUSSQ board members removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
BUSSQ board members Jacqui Collie and Michael Ravbar, both of whom are senior Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) officials, have been replaced effective immediately. The administrator for the Queensland branch of the CFMEU ...

Apollo, State Street plot private markets ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... investment products advised by State Street Global Advisors, making them more accessible to a wider swathe of investors who seek the benefits of private market investments. "It is our goal to bring these investments to scale and help facilitate the process ...

Rising HNW numbers fuel need for specialist advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... planning, tax optimisation, and investment strategy reviews... Additionally, as more investors take a self-directed approach or seek episodic advice, the role of advisers in providing targeted, specialised advice becomes even more critical," Praemium ...