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Jones to prioritise CSLR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged he will prioritise the passage of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) laws in a bid to strengthen consumer protections. "Right now, there are around 2000 cases on hold with the Australian Financial ...

NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Financial advisers in New Zealand are now operating under a new licensing regime that is regulated by the markets watchdog. From March 17, all financial advice providers (FAPs) must hold or operate under a full licence from the Financial Markets Authority ...

BT's Advance AM hit with stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
BT Financial Group has been forced to suspend distribution of three of its Advance Asset Management funds for having non-compliant, "broadly drafted" target market determinations (TMDs). ASIC issued interim stop orders to BT and Advance Asset Management ...

Morningstar launches managed accounts portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
Morningstar has launched six managed accounts products that aim to help financial advisers achieve their clients' investment objectives. The Medalist Core Portfolios use both active and passive investment strategies across managed funds and exchange-traded ...

Advice tech firm officially launches local operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
Digital advice platform intelliflo has officially set up shop in Australia, following the successful trial of its Aussie adapted 'intelliflo office' advice software last year. At the time of the trial, intelliflo hired Stuart Alsop as its head of sales ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
Investment teams in the top quartile of gender diversity outperform the bottom quartile by 45bps per annum in terms of net excess returns, a new report from WTW shows. Analysing more than 1500 investment strategies, WTW found equity and credit strategies ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
If a male and female customer, each experiencing the same car troubles, take their vehicles for repairs to the same mechanic, who is more likely to get ripped off? That a woman will end up paying more is a tired cliché that continues to play out in ...

Unindexed cap forecast to impact 500k people

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
If the government's $3 million superannuation cap is not indexed, it will adversely impact around 500,000 individuals who are currently saving for retirement or have already retired. Financial Services Council (FSC) analysis of ATO data found a ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
The cost to pay superannuation contributions on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) has been estimated to be about $200 million per year. The government's objective of superannuation and the accompanying discussion paper that fails to mention ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
Rainmaker Information estimates the $3 million superannuation cap would impact $410 billion of savings for around 100,000 Australians. Although only a small proportion of Australians hold $3 million or more in superannuation, they own a disproportionately ...