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Treasury consults on giving AFCA more super powers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... those of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal that came before it. This is largely because some super complaints involve third parties and so complaints cannot be resolved by relying solely on contractual obligations. In October 2022, the Full Federal ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Despite over 30 years of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee, two-thirds of Australians fear they won't have enough money to last through retirement. A study commissioned by Findex and conducted by YouGov, investigating Australians' readiness for retirement ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... several books. In 1997, Harrison was tasked with reinventing Zurich's Australian life insurance business; it is now the third-largest life insurer in Australia, according to Plan for Life data. Most recently, Harrison served as chair of Synchron ...

Tyndall launches Aussie small cap fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... Tyndall's depth of experience differentiates us from many small cap investors," he said. The new offering marks Tyndall's third, sitting alongside the Tyndall Australian Share Income Fund and the Tyndall Australian Share Wholesale Fund.

Art tops UHNWs shopping lists

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... art came in first with prices rising 29%, the strongest finish for nine years. Classic cars were up 25% and watches took third place, up 18%. According to Knight Frank, the rise in art has been driven by the exuberant prices paid for museum quality works ...

Super fund blunder likely down to bad data: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... key exposure that will most likely arise more over time. "Being the successor fund transfers (SFTs), that's where the third source of data probably comes from, where we get the transmission of bad data from an administrator or transfer." Hooper reinforced ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
To understand how the 2023-24 federal budget was built, you need to understand its 2022-23 foundations because just five taxes accounted for 97% of all taxation revenue and just six programs accounted for 71% of all expenditures, with the biggest two ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
Mercer announced it will acquire BT Private Portfolio Management for an undisclosed amount after it finalised the transition of the superannuation and asset management units. Mercer will become the new owner of BT Private Portfolio Management (PPM) ...

UK to ban cold calling on all financial products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... introduced. Earlier this year, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) called out advice firms that use third parties to solicit business through cold calling. Unsolicited calls to consumers about superannuation advice should be banned ...

Liontrust, GAM to create $100bn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... stability that the financial strength of a combined firm will bring," Jacob said. As part of the deal, GAM agreed to all third-party fund management services clients serviced out of Luxembourg and Switzerland to a specialist asset servicing company active ...