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ASIC narrows in on private market investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... superannuation work and in our job in the superannuation system. But we don't want you to wait until then to act. We need you to start improving the systems and processes in your job today," she said.

Work-related training boosts pay and productivity: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Work-related training is declining in Australia, despite it bringing higher incomes for workers and increased productivity for employers, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has found. CEDA analysis of HILDA data shows workers' ...

ASIC flags 'consistently weak' claims processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... times when we presented it to them. This was highly concerning." Further, ASIC found many trustees did not track claims from start to finish, with some only tracking the time taken to make a decision after the initial claim package was sent and others ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... "Fewer than three out of every four available active funds survived the 10-year period. Meanwhile, all passive funds at the start of the 10-year period are still extant," Sanzgiri said. The Australian large-blend category, in terms of success rates ...

Chief member officer departs Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
After a near decade-long career with Rest, Deborah Potts will step down from her role as chief member officer and finish up with the fund in mid-December. The $90 billion superannuation fund has started the search for her replacement. Chief executive ...

Property 'well-placed' for growth: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The real estate group is confident that the commercial and industrial property markets will pick up next year, but flagged one major concern for investors. In its report, Australian Horizon 2025, Knight Frank found that now may be the time to invest ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... to improve customer outcomes, it said. "With MLC Expand we have a significant opportunity to differentiate the platform, start to build presence in the market and get it in the hands of more advisers and clients," Hartley said, adding the underlying ...

Magellan chief operating and financial officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Magellan Financial Group announced Kirsten Morton has resigned as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Morton started with the group in June 2013 in the joint role of chief financial officer and chief operating officer. She also served ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Perpetual, for the first time, has laid bare a decade's worth of data, unveiling insights into the philanthropic and charity sectors. In a special edition of its annual philanthropy insights report, the wealth manager said despite incremental changes ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... at retirement simply because they're not entitled to superannuation contributions. The lobby group's Guaranteeing a Super Start to Work report reveals that about 505,000 teenage workers are denied Superannuation Guarantee contributions, which equates ...