Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 3994 results for "Personal"

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... exemption so that hawking cannot be "cleansed through subsequent financial advice." This could be done via removing the personal advice exemption, restricting the exemption so that it only applies for advisers where they are offering products to existing ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... levy 'waterfall' framework to respond more predictably to large-scale, investment-related losses arising from personal financial advice misconduct where costs exceed the annual sub-sector levy caps." This means that any funding shortfall would ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... scalable pools of whole loans for Challenger Life and institutional investors. "Whole loans, encompassing mortgages, personal loans and asset finance, represent a substantial and growing asset class in Australia and globally," Challenger said. "Investment-grade ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... rolled out for AustralianSuper's insured members. On average, members within the AustralianSuper plan, Super Options and Personal Plan will pay 40% more for TPD cover from June 1. In FY25, AustralianSuper paid out $272.3 million across 2821 TPD claims. ...

REI Super names new chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... "On behalf of the board, management and our members, I sincerely thank Claire for her dedication and leadership. On a personal level, she has been a great mentor and valuable sounding board to me as chief executive."

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Finder. As much as $5.4 trillion in assets is expected to shift from Baby Boomers to younger generations by 2050. Finder personal finance expert Sarah Megginson said wealth transfers are large and growing. "For some, it could be life changing money. ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Women are expected to inherit an estimated $3.2 trillion over the next decade, creating demand for tailored advice, legacy planning and retirement income design, State Street Investment Management said. State Street's first module of Reimagining Retirement ...

Vanguard launches four new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... worldwide." The ETFs were available for trading on the ASX from March 25, while the unlisted fund can be accessed via Vanguard Personal Investor also from March 25.

Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... Survivors Law will enable victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to apply for a court order to access additional personal or salary sacrifice superannuation contributions made by the offender where a related court order for compensation remains ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... When Melinda Kee was sick with COVID-19, she took respite for one week. Kee saw it as an opportunity to tick off some personal administration she'd been meaning to get to, such as changing her pet and health insurance, and electricity and gas providers. ...