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AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... policymakers. "The organisations will combine to advocate for common sense reform of the regulatory environment including reference to the inclusion of accountants to provide structural superannuation advice and the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort ...

Insignia Financial takes $53.5m profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... volume weighted average price of Insignia shares during the 30 trading days prior to the date of the request exceeds the reference price. The request from NAB came on March 3, when Insignia shares closed at $4.27, ahead of the $3.55 reference price. ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
AustralianSuper has called for a modernised tax system, warning that without reform super funds will at the very least be bogged down by complexity and compliance costs - and likely left at a competitive disadvantage that could drag on returns. In its ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... to inquire into innovations to Australia's retirement system. It has failed to do so. Instead, the wide terms of reference have been ignored, for the third time, and the inquiry has prioritised partisan policy proposals." The dissenting comments ...

CSLR review will scrutinise effect on businesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... on its intended objectives and how its operator interacts with the delivery of the scheme, according to the terms of reference document. It will consider the current scope of the CSLR and any related matters, as well as any other current and recent reviews ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
An independent review by Deloitte has found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors ...

Trustees, advisers have 'insufficient focus' on performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... as the sole criteria for inclusion on their investment menus. "They should also effectively monitor performance, with reference to specific and measurable return objectives and clearly defined parameters for identifying underperformance or circumstances ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Equity Trustees Asset Management's head of asset management Darren Thompson has warned that ASX200 FY25 market earnings and dividends are expected to be flat or down compared to FY24. He added that high yielding, major resource companies - such as BHP ...

Firms treat CSLR as 'insurance policy': FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... said. Anderson said the end of March reporting date was chosen by the FAAA. "We had the chance to write the terms of reference. So, we wanted to see a result from this committee sufficiently before we got into the 2025-26 year. We wanted to make sure ...

ASIC issues new guidance on DBFO reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
ASIC has issued new regulatory guidance for financial advisers and superannuation trustees relating to four strands of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms. The regulator issued two new documents regarding fee arrangements: Information ...