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Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A discussion paper commissioned by the Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-pronged tax reform package aimed at making the superannuation system less complex, more equitable, and sustainable. The professional body argued that the complexity of taxes ...

Settlement reached in Caddick class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A settlement has been reached in the class action filed in the Federal Court against auditors for SMSFs run by Melissa Caddick. The class action - led by Melbourne-based law firm Mackay Chapman - was filed on behalf of 21 original group members. Just ...

AFCA completes independent review of operations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... completion of the program does not mean work on enhancing AFCA's service would stop and that it is now focused on its next set of strategic priorities and is committed to ongoing improvement. "AFCA's three-year strategic priorities include a focus on ...

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025. The new chief risk officer, Darryl Burke, was previously with Colonial First State in the same role. Burke will lead ART's risk and compliance ...

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
MLC will pay close to $65 million to settle a class action that alleged it delayed transferring more than 300,000 members to cheaper MySuper options. Maurice Blackburn has today advised it reached a settlement with MLC Super Fund, NULIS Nominees and ...

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found. ...

Millions of Aussies want episodic advice: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
More than 10 million Australian adults are set to seek financial advice, with more than half wanting access to a more flexible offering, a new report from Investment Trends reveals. The 2024 Financial Advice Report indicates that, out of the 21 million ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... advice. "Thousands of people every week are calling their superannuation fund, asking some pretty basic questions about how they set themselves up for retirement, and the fund has got to say to them, 'I'm sorry, the law doesn't allow me to answer ...

HMC Capital makes $950m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
HMC Capital has agreed to acquire Neoen's Victorian renewable generation and storage portfolio for $950 million. The portfolio comprises four operational assets and six development assets. HMC said the acquisition will further seed its inaugural Energy ...

Commonwealth Bank names chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has appointed Luke Yeaman as its new chief economist and head of global economic and markets research. Yeaman is currently a deputy secretary in the Department of Treasury and head of their macroeconomic group, a position he's ...