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Top advisers champions in two key areas: Iress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... third of advice businesses 'almost always' use digital signing services with clients, but it's still not standard practice, and those practices using digital signing are faster, on average, at implementing basic and complex advice than those ...

JBWere restructures, chief executive exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... chief investment officer Sally Auld in an expanded capacity and the bank is looking to hire for the other. Financial Standard understands that Lykouras' role was made redundant during the restructure, and she opted not to take another role within ...

ASIC narrows in on private market investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... financial year that financial reports of super funds were lodged with ASIC, and we plan to ensure that there is a high standard of reporting to build trust and confidence. Ultimately, you can't have good retirement outcomes without good member outcomes," ...

Work-related training boosts pay and productivity: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Work-related training is declining in Australia, despite it bringing higher incomes for workers and increased productivity for employers, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has found. CEDA analysis of HILDA data shows workers' ...

Cbus confirms CFMEU nominations to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... to the board, and Cbus has confirmed its nominations of Crumlin, O'Mara, and Weber have been accepted. Financial Standard understands that the new directors will commence soon, with tenure and committee appointments to be settled. The nominations ...

QIC backs Virescent Ventures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... centre. QIC sold Westpoint to Haben and US investment manager Hines, both of which will take a half stake. Financial Standard understands the final sale price was $900 million.

Betashares Direct slashes brokerage fees on ASX 300

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... and new functionality, previously not available in the Australian market. "We are focused on innovating and setting the standard in our market, building Betashares to be unlike any other financial services firm in Australia. "We are driven to help Australians ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
One in three women are financially worse off due to menopause and it's adversely impacting their retirement prospects, according to fresh data from MetLife. MetLife surveyed 1058 women and non-binary individuals aged between 35 and 64 experiencing perimenopause ...

Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... the top-down technology solutions and bottom-up practitioner challenges. The 'fracture' stems from a lack of standard data and system integration at the base of our industry," Green said. "We recognise the challenge lies not with the incumbent ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
ASIC warned it will turn up the heat on superannuation funds by adding new enforcement priorities and flagging that it will hold directors on trustee boards to the same standards as those in big companies. While the corporate regulator heightened its ...