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ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... powerful widespread impact for people's retirement outcomes," she added. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard that the government is committed to delivering financial security in retirement through ...

No one immune to cost-of-living pain: ABS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... living costs for all household types were higher than the increase in the CPI," Marquardt said. Insurance and financial services, which includes mortgage interest charges, and food and non-alcoholic beverages were the main contributors across all household ...

Choice products require fairer framework: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... focused on default superannuation, putting advised clients with complex needs at a disadvantage, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). A new report by the FSC and NMG Consulting is calling for Choice products to have "wider guardrails given ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... in both the profit and not-for-profit sectors, including mining, education, healthcare, pharmaceutical and financial services, and professional services, over an 18-month period to explore the role expectations, conflicts and ambiguities. One element ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... third party investment managers," court documents show. Justice Horan said "it is vital that consumers in the financial services industry can have confidence in ESG claims made by providers of financial products and services. "As is the case in many ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... wealth management firm United Global Capital, Joel Hewish, has been slapped with a 10-year ban from providing financial services. Hewish, who is also prohibited from holding any role within a financial services business, was also dealt a blow with the ...

AMP Super trustee has additional licence conditions removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... has had its additional licence conditions lifted, marking the end of all outstanding matters raised by the Financial Services Royal Commission. N.M. Super, which controls the AMP Super Fund and Wealth Personal Superannuation and Pension Fund, which collectively ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... Advice Review (QAR) recommendations and wouldn't go back to the drawing board, at an event hosted by the Financial Services Council (FSC) this morning. Discussing the Liberal Party's plans for the financial services industry should it form government ...

Court rejects former fund manager's appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... ASIC's allegation of five counts of fraud under s408c of the Queensland Criminal Code and that he operated a financial services business without as AFS licence (AFSL). On 10 August 2021, his legal representatives filed an application seeking orders that ...

FICAP RockStar raises over $100k for charity partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... inception. We never imagined the journey RockStar would take us on and we're so proud of the contribution the financial services industry has made to help Aussie kids in need," McLaren said. Three other awards were handed out, with AZ NGA general ...