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Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
In a speech at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle 'Meet the regulators' event, APRA chair Wayne Byres said to expect the performance of super trustees to continue to be the subject of intense scrutiny. On APRA's latest priorities, Byres said ...

Squirrel Super to pay over false property claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... between investing in a regular super fund and using an SMSF that purchased residential property; the returns provided as reference were 7% for the former and 14% for the latter. Finally, it stated that the costs associated with managing an investment ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
At first glance, the government's superannuation plan for homebuyers seemed a compelling proposition, but concrete analysis has revealed that at best it's only a marginal measure. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has applauded both ...

NZ Super Fund hires from ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... "The asset Allocation team is responsible for the key investment decisions in the fund, including the design of the reference portfolio as well as the allocation of active risk across the fund," Hyde said. "We're pleased to be able to attract someone ...

UBS Australia could be banned from Papua New Guinea

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... offshore loan from UBS Australia of US$1.3 billion. The Royal Commission has accused UBS of overcharging PNG. The terms of reference for the commission also outline a series of conflicts of interests regarding the loan. During the Royal Commission, UBS ...

Boys' clubs cost companies: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
A new study from Realindex has revealed that higher female executive participation improves company performance, while creating potential returns for investors. Based on a global data set of 2500 large cap companies in 30 countries, tracking performance ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... are also concerned certain trading patterns in retail markets are magnifying losses. The consultation paper includes reference to the inflation of US retail company GameStop's share price after a social media campaign to pump up the stock succeeded ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... reducing the cost of regulatory compliance." In announcing the appointment, Hume also released the QAR's final terms of reference, which propose the idea of replacing rules-based regulation with principles-based regulation "to allow the law to better ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... reins in leading the Quality of Advice Review, Senator Jane Hume announced this afternoon, adding that the terms of reference have also been finalised. Allens partner Michelle Levy, a specialist in financial services, life insurance and superannuation ...

ATO underestimates SMSF performance: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... Peter Burgess said. "It's very interesting and I suspect many of the findings from this research will be a point of reference for SMSF advisors and trustees for many years to come."