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Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Opening up superannuation funds to more comprehensive financial advice could help solve some of the retirement income challenges Australians face, according to the Actuaries Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) expects a year of positive change, including cutting costs for advisers, greater engagement with consumers, and rising adviser numbers. Outlining its priorities and expectations for 2024, the FAAA has ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
Anne Richards, the chief executive of Fidelity International, is retiring from her post after five years. Before Fidelity International, she was the chief executive of M&G Investments and Aberdeen Asset Management's global chief investment officer. ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Vale Tony Bongiorno

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
Tony Bongiorno, a veteran of the financial advice industry and founding partner of the Bongiorno Group, passed away on October 6. Bongiorno helped establish the Melbourne-based group, which specialises in providing financial advice to medical professionals ...

TelstraSuper revamps strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
TelstraSuper has promoted a long-standing investment professional to the head of investment strategy. The high-profile David Schneider - who currently runs asset allocation with responsibility for strategic and dynamic asset allocation - will take up ...

IMAP names annual award winners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals' (IMAP) judging panel named winners across nine separate categories. IMAP held its annual awards ceremony on August 24, saying that the quality and number of entries has continued to grow with each ...

Barwon snaps up $124m of healthcare assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
Alternative fund manager Barwon Investment Partners has added three new acquisitions to its healthcare property portfolio, increasing the value of its institutional fund to $1.4 billion. The Barwon Institutional Healthcare Property Fund (BIHPF) acquired ...

Treasury mandates APRA consider climate risks in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for APRA which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is explicit in requiring the regulator to consider ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked rates by another 25 basis points to bring the official cash rate to 4.1%. Many experts fear that Australia is teetering on the edge of a recession and that the latest decision by the nation's central bank ...