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Qantas Super standardises offset account investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
Qantas Super is changing the way most offset accounts are treated for members in its defined benefit (DB) divisions. The corporate fund, which is set to merge with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) in the first half of 2025, will have current and new ...

Advisers count on specialist advisers: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... advisers (88%) are turning to separately managed accounts (SMAs) to service clients. Conversely, the recent Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum heard what prevents advisers from adopting SMAs. Citing research from SSGA and Investment Trends, the ...

FAAA takes aim at finfluencers with new campaign

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is rolling out consumer campaigns across prominent digital channels to promote the value of professional financial advice. FAAA general manager, membership Tania Milnes said the campaign reinforces that ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to ALAMMC Developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... for purpose-built NDIS compatible property development schemes across Australia. As previously reported by Financial Standard, ASIC launched an investigation into McWilliams and the associated companies earlier this year after receiving information from ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India as it attempts to bridge the adviser gap. One of the main goals of the MoU, which was signed between ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... account is down and they don't know when they can pay your wages. Retirees deserve better." In a statement to Financial Standard, ART said: "We sincerely apologise to members impacted by the technology outage last week... Getting our members money ...

Most influential financial advisers revealed in FS Power50

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Financial Standard has recognised the most influential financial advisers in Australia in its annual FS Power50 list. The Power50 list, now in its 11 th year, comprises 50 financial advisers who are deemed to be best promoting the value of the financial ...

ANZ suspected of more mistakes amid bond saga

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
The market regulator provided an update on its investigation into ANZ's role as joint lead manager and risk manager of the issuance of 10-year Australian government Treasury Bonds last year. The investigation, commenced April last year, is currently ...

Industry fund merger finalised; seven board exits confirmed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... market. Around six months later, the funds entered into a binding agreement to merge. As previously reported by Financial Standard, CareSuper's chief investment officer Suzanne Branton, chief experience officer Jean-Luc Ambrosi, and chief financial officer ...

Warakirri terminates Flinders fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... underperforming for a prolonged period last year. Its partner and portfolio manager Richard Macdougall told Financial Standard at the time that he expected the small-cap market to pick up. "I'm not a chartist and I've never met a rich one, but ...