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Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... experiences and services. Digitisation, improving their administration model, and seeing where artificial intelligence (AI) can play a role are some examples. "Increased competition, the need to focus on retirement, and the likelihood that funds are ...

Financial services 300x more likely to get hacked: Expert

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
When it comes to cyber-attacks on financial services businesses, Cyber Collective founder Fraser Jack says it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when'. Addressing day three of the SMSF Association National Conference this morning, Cyber Collective founder ...

Advisers should have an AI plan: Netwealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... human". "Your role is to look at the intersection between technology, your clients, your staff," he said. "What role does it play? You need to make sure that technology is gender-neutral and culturally neutral. So, keep it human."

Super contribution caps to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Superannuation contribution caps will go up on July 1, after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported an increase in average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE). The ABS reported the AWOTE rose 4.5%, seasonally adjusted, in the year to November ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... leader for financial advice and investment management Leah Sciacca warned financial advisers that they have a critical role to play in stemming misconduct in the SMSF sector more than ever. This comes to light at a time when the ATO and ASIC remain vigilant ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... might be empowered to control their own retirement and start their own SMSF. Farrar highlighted the critical role advisers play in members' retirement journey particularly as the government expands super fund advice. "Advisers are the ones who members ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
Some of the nation's leading economists shared their Factor-X - also known as an X-factor - for the year ahead at this morning's Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, led by the man who coined the term, industry veteran Don Stammer. Appearing at his 18 ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Commonwealth Bank was fined $10.3 million by the Federal Court for its involvement in wage theft which led to $16 million in underpayments to over 7400 workers. The case emerged after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) uncovered the bank's systematic ...

Aware Super builds out BTR portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... need for housing in Sydney is particularly acute. "This development is a wonderful example of how Aware Super can and does play an important role in providing such crucial infrastructure at the same time as we aim to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... we haven't gone on a blanket private credit spray. It's been a very targeted approach in where we feel that we can play where the banks are no longer playing."