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Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... and a fundamental flaw in the design, that must be rectified," she said. "It is unsustainable to have a model in which the good actors in our sector disproportionately bear the costs of the misbehaviour and risk taking of the bad actors, including those ...

Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... under law. Six of the trustees check with the member whether consolidation is in their best interests, ASIC added. "It is good practice to contact members when duplicate accounts are identified and to remind them about duplicates on a regular basis because ...

Dealer group adopts profit-for-purpose model

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... broader financial services industry to unite and consider both its individual and collective contributions to the common good." In April, Spark Financial Group launched a digital investing solution in conjunction with OpenInvest. At the time, Spark Financial ...

More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... Company of New York notified the Attorney General of Maine that the information of 1.48 million customers was stolen. In some good news, the Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System said that while it uses the death audit services of Berwyn Group ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... should be permitted to offer all advice and that the SoA requirements be reduced," he said. "Their advice should however be "good advice" - or presumably they should pay customers compensation if it is not. This would seem to be a significant step forward. ...

Forrests boost Minderoo by $5bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... as carpentry, farming, the arts, working in construction, or for government are equally as important. If you happen to be good at accumulating wealth, then I believe in using that skill for the greater good." Meanwhile, Nicola Forrest said: "These are ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and a Canadian state investment manager have co-invested in a platform aimed at assisting Australian farmers at decarbonising while boosting farm production. CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) ...

Property market peril to continue: Quay Global Investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Overvaluation of assets in property has contributed to a choppy market and as investors smell blood in the water more bad news might be on its way. Speaking with Financial Standard, Quay Global Investors principal and portfolio manager Chris Bedingfield ...

Graduates confident about finance career prospects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... a role in the finance sector than Australian graduates are. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 63% of graduates in Australia said a good salary is the most important thing a prospective employer could offer. This was followed by a flexible working environment (50%) ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... advice warning (Recommendation 2). Non-relevant providers will be able to provide personal advice (Recommendation 3) and the Good Advice Duty will be implemented. Under Recommendation 4, the Good Advice Duty applies to all relevant providers (qualified ...