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ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
ASIC is updating the default rate of nominal wage inflation in its relief instrument, which will affect those who provide superannuation forecasts. The default rate of nominal wage inflation will decrease from 4% p.a. to 3.7% p.a. in ASIC (Superannuation ...

Rising HNW numbers fuel need for specialist advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
There was an 8.7% increase in the number of high-net-worth (HNW) investors in Australia last year, bringing with it increased demand for estate planning, tax optimisation, and investment strategy advice. About 690,000 Australians are now considered ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

Financial services experiencing 'workforce transformation'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The financial services industry is undergoing a workforce transformation due to shifting demographics, according to a new whitepaper by Profusion Group. The whitepaper, Adapting to a Changing Workforce, said organisations are adapting to emerging leaders ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
New research from AMP has revealed Australians' attitudes to intergenerational wealth. The research found half of those under 40 believe they will need to support their parents financially as they age, with children and their parents reluctant to ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Financial advisers are poised to generate $2.1 billion in new revenue over the next five years and add nearly 500,000 clients to their books if they are proactive in managing seven key factors, Deloitte Access Economics says. Despite the enormous regulatory ...

Challenger executive joins Bell FG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Bell Financial Group hired a former Challenger executive in the newly created role of group head of product. Having finished up at Challenger this month, Kate Ingwersen is now responsible for Bell FG's product innovation across subsidiaries Bell Potter ...

ASX delistings outpacing new market entries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
The latest EQT ASX Group Monthly Activity Report for June 2024 highlighted a significant trend of ASX delistings outpacing new market entries last financial year. The report suggested investors were increasingly pivoting towards private markets in search ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
The industry is urgently prioritising the recruitment of new advisers as those who remain bear the brunt of paying heftier levies that aggravate the costs of running a business and puts financial advice further out of reach for Australians. The latest ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
Financial advisers shoulder much of the responsibility in helping facilitate the massive intergenerational wealth transfer that has blown out to nearly $5 trillion, according to new estimates, as recipients are largely financial illiterate and ill-prepared ...