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Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... bank transfer delays as well. ART said the outages began last week, however member comments across the fund's social media pages suggest the issues may have begun as early as Saturday, October 26. On Facebook, in response to a member who questioned ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... disclosure documents or a fund's MySuper dashboard, but when it comes to how fees are presented on websites, social media and in advertising, there is no consistency. It's confusing, unclear, and impossible to compare," Shrimski said. "By keeping ...

Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... people to seek professional advice. The younger cohort tends to seek consultation through family and friends and social media, possibly leaving the group more vulnerable to scams involving superannuation. The industry body is now calling for the second ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... framework will first apply to banks, telecommunications, and digital platform service providers - beginning with social media, paid search engine advertising and direct messaging services. RMIT cyber security expert professor Asha Rao said scammers are ...

Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... positioned at the bottom. As you move up the adoption curve, there are more mature, defensive growth exposures, such as social media. He said the goal is to leverage a thematic portfolio to access areas with potential tailwinds and ride up the adoption ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... surveillance extends to all communication platforms including telephone, email, Teams, Zoom, instant messaging, corporate social media, LinkedIn, and any other platforms used on corporate systems. Even in-person interactions are monitored in certain ...

Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... educators. The Power50 ranges from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, helping improve financial literacy and awareness. All advisers who have progressed to the voting round have been ...

ASIC project foils scammers' operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... and they use sophisticated techniques to steal information and money," Court said. By using digital platforms like social media, Court believes scammers are constantly evolving as they adaptively land into consumers' savings. "The scams landscape is ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... their bank accounts. The proceedings regarding the interim orders have been adjourned to next week. Hewish, on his social media, describes himself as a professional stock and real estate investor and speculator, claiming that his clients use financial ...

Trend among young Aussies highlights need for affordable advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released new research highlighting that young Australians are increasingly relying on social media for financial advice. ASFA said a major concern with this trend is the growing risk of falling victim to financial cybercrime. ...