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Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... there will be immense pressure on Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to announce something to address this. "Petrol prices have nothing to do with this government, but it doesn't typically resonate with voters very well if you turn around and say, 'the oil price ...

Hejaz adds sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... national board director for the Victorian branch of Women in Super. "While Chris' commercial acumen and background is nothing short of impressive, it was her values and passion for social inclusion that stood out to us," Hejaz chief operating officer ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh - Edwin Starr "Crude soars, and stocks and crypto bomb lower, as fears of a Russia-Ukraine war consume global markets" - Fortune.com (22 February 2022) "The Dow Falls Just Short of a Correction. ...

Aware Super advice arm to pay $20m fine

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... provide," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "As a result, over $50 million in fees was charged to customers who have nothing to show for it. Court said other providers should treat the penalty imposed as an important reminder to maintain robust internal ...

Brookfield mulls spinning off AM business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... own a separate security," he said. Brookfield is considering its options and, at the end of the day, may choose to do nothing, he added. In the same letter, Flatt spoke of the growth the firm has seen in the Asia Pacific region, saying its total assets ...

Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... that allow commissions and conflicted remuneration in insurance. However, Newton said the terms of reference then say nothing about these issues and make no reference to conflicted remuneration. "Inexplicably, the draft terms of reference for the advice ...

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... investing money - particularly retirees. "Retirees tend to be conservative investors. But with cash rates earning next to nothing and fixed interest rates, in some cases, going negative in the last 12 months, advisers are hesitant to invest in defensive ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Another two covid years over, a new one's just begun. Although still not proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, since the first bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron ...

Media Super apologises for major calculator error

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... that this error in no way affects members' account balances, nor has any financial impact on your account, so there's nothing you need to do. The purpose of the calculator is only to provide an estimate of your super account balance at the time of retirement ...

Disgraced former fund manager chief declared bankrupt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... shows no evidence of being able to pay there; there is a strong public interest in protecting the public; and there was nothing inappropriate about ASIC seeking bankruptcy or that it did so without costs assessed. King was one of five former executives ...