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SMC says 'reckless' plan could cost taxpayers $1tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... decades. The modelling - commissioned by the SMC - found pension costs could climb exponentially as those first home buyers start to retire with far less super and are forced to rely more heavily on the taxpayer-funded age pension. To meet the rising ...

ATO introduces trust taxation changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... will come into effect on July 1. For beneficiaries of a trust, there will be a new trust income schedule available from the start of the new financial year. "This is a new form that you lodge with your tax return. We've replicated fields from the statement ...

Australian Retirement Trust wraps up AvSuper merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has completed its merger with AvSuper after the two super funds formalised negotiations in February 2023. The $280 billion industry superannuation giant has gained 4800 new members and added $2.43 billion in funds under ...

ART names advice and education leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has revamped its advice, guidance and education team and created two new leadership roles. ART executive general manager for advice, guidance and education Anne Fuchs said the new team structure will best position the ...

Count upgrades synergy benefits after Diverger acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... The Federal Court approved the deal on February 15. Meantime, former Diverger managing director Nathan Jacobsen is set to start a new role as Vital Business Partners chief executive later this month. Following the acquisition of Diverger, Jacobsen will ...

Advisers urged to capitalise on HNW interest in alternatives

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
High-net-worth (HNW) investors are the largest market for alternative assets, drawn by the potential for diversified risk-adjusted returns and superior yields in an environment where traditional investments may underperform, according to a report by ...

Former Diverger managing director joins VBP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... year. VBP is focused on providing outsourced solutions to financial advice, accounting and associated services firms. Due to start in the new role later this month, Jacobsen was managing director of Diverger for three years before its merger with Count ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
Most asset owners estimate that poor investment governance could increase portfolio costs by 1% or more annually, according to a joint report by KPMG and Frontier Advisors. The report, which surveyed 22 asset owners in the local investment industry ...

AustralianSuper announces insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... age-based insurance cover scale for members aged 15 to 25 from June 1 this year. New age-based cover amounts will automatically start on June 1 for members younger than 25 years old because they have made certain changes to their insurance cover before ...

Vanguard Super lowers fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... investment options drops to 0.28% p.a. Shrimski said: "Following a successful 18 months in market, we're pleased to be able to start delivering on our promise at launch to members to further lower fees, just like we have continued to do for our non-super ...