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Tranche 2 is coming before the election: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... to go until the financial advice industry is where it should be. "The big nut to crack is how we ensure that more Australians have access to financial advice and information, and that's what the second tranche of our reforms are all about," Jones ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... retirement. The federal government gives up more than $50 billion a year in poorly targeted superannuation tax concessions. Australians also pay too much in superannuation fees and receive too little guidance on how to use their super in retirement." ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... crucial legislation moving forward and passed," Schubert said. The SMC said this reform will mean almost nine million Australians will get their super paid sooner and will also prevent employers being undercut by businesses who deliberately underpay ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... streams in addition to our existing advised business. Highlighting the need for accessible and affordable insurance for Australians, Kerr explained that the reduction in advisor numbers has created a need for new strategies to reach customers, complementing ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... report said regardless of which party holds power, the Parliament's response will be critical to the wellbeing of all Australians. The report said Australia will need to focus on negotiating a new global order, as one of the key themes. "As the world ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... business extremely well." Delahunty also said that publicly deriding trustees who oversee institutions that provide Australians with excellent returns on one of their most important investments is "puzzling." "Calling one of our country's biggest ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... Employer Super balanced option. The growth also supercharged the super balance in Australia last year, where most Australians are satisfied with their super performance. Notably, the price increase for goods and services have slowed down in the December ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... was only available for 218 of those claims, ASIC noted. "At its heart, this matter is about protecting vulnerable Australians and their families," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "It is vital that death benefit claims are processed in a timely manner. ...

Family office appoints inaugural chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... mission - connecting capital, changemakers, and communities to drive systemic change and unlock the potential of all Australians," Forrest said. "Philippa's leadership comes at a crucial time as Coaxial moves into delivery mode... her expertise will ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... and women when it comes to retirement preparedness and financial confidence. The findings, based on a survey of 2250 Australians, revealed that more than three in five women (62%) feel they will be unable to achieve a comfortable retirement compared ...