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Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... complete a qualification from an approved list that is specifically focused on financial advice. In December, Financial Standard reported that major institutions - the University of Wollongong, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Tasmania ...

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... sometimes multiple businesses, and they might have some trusts or a self-managed super fund, or not," she told Financial Standard. "The business owners don't always have a great deal of experience with superannuation before engaging me. They just ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... Economics said uncertainty makes it harder to form a view on the future and tends to weigh on economic activity. "A one standard deviation rise in measures of macroeconomic uncertainty - less than the increase observed in Australia over the past year ...

AMP launching 'market first' digital advice solution for super members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... personalise their retirement income goals and compare it to benchmarks, including the Age Pension and ASFA's Retirement Standard. They can also receive a Retirement Income Score and My Retirement Report, and through the solution, model different ...

AustralianSuper under investigation for delayed death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... financial position, or as close as possible, had the delays in processing the death benefit claim not occurred. Financial Standard contacted AustralianSuper regarding the ASIC investigation, and it reiterated comments from November, with Kerlin saying ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... the efficiency and reduce the costs of providing financial advice, so that advisers can service more clients at a high standard." The submission recommended several measures the government can take to increase the supply of, and reduce the cost of, professional ...

One more vote needed for $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
Despite being dropped from the Senate program today, the Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions Bill could soon be a reality, with the government needing to secure just one more supporter. The Bill was supposed to be debated in the Senate today ...

Trump's tariff implications for Australian investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... border and drug conditions - what does this mean for Australian investors? AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that the direct impact of Trump's tariffs should be limited, as exports to the US account for just 4% of Australia's ...

FSCP orders adviser to undertake further education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... FSCP added that the adviser "did not demonstrate the FASEA Code of Ethics' Value of Diligence and failed to comply with Standard 5 which includes the requirement that all advice a relevant provider gives to a client must be in the best interests of the ...

Nest to acquire 10% stake in IFM Investors

ELIZA BAVIN, MATT TOLEDO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... Investors. Nest said it would primarily invest in IFM's alternate asset investments. An IFM spokesperson told Financial Standard that all 16 Australian superannuation funds will retain their stake in IFM, but the relative percentages in terms of ownership ...