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Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... committed to rectifying this. Meantime, two trustees in the review were relying solely on their administrator to have a policy on consolidating multiple accounts and did not have any internal policies on doing so. ASIC said this contributed to inconsistent ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... electrification initiatives. "Australia's obviously got some opportunities, but given our domestic challenges around policy direction, it's been a little bit more challenging to find high-quality renewable deals. I think we will see more opportunity ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... superannuation fund after being cold called to do so. Mr. M failed to consider the client's life, TPD and income protection policy in the prior super fund when recommending the switch in the SoA. Furthermore, Mr. M recommended a high-growth investment ...

More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
Among other companies to confirm their involvement, a second US pension fund has notified members their personal information was stolen in the same breach impacting members of CalPERS. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) told members ...

ISA welcomes back former chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... funds and the leading role they play in Australia's financial industry. It added that he has been at the coalface of super policy for almost two decades, joining the Hostplus board in 2006. Collins is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Next RBA boss to be picked in July: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... feature of our system," he said. "And part of that means that I explain and defend the decisions that I take in fiscal policy and the governor, and the board explain and defend the decisions that they take on monetary policy, and that's appropriate." ...

US recession possible, but recovery would be strong: Capital Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Despite an eventful first half of the year, the US economy has been surprisingly resilient, according to Capital Group economist Robert Lind. Addressing the audience at Capital Group's global mid-year investor outlook presentation, Lind said this is ...

SMSFs brace for more reforms: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... SMSFs earned $27,266 in income in the 2020-21 financial year. Investment Trends' SMSF Adviser Report found that new policy proposals, including indexation of the transfer balance cap and the $3 million cap present a variety of engagement opportunities ...

Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... vulnerabilities in the domestic market-based financial (MBF) system and help in contributions to ongoing international policy work. A full list of participants and details of the stress scenario will be posted later in the year with a final report to ...

SMSF advisers navigate new regulation: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
New policy proposals, including indexation of the transfer balance cap and the $3 million cap present a variety of engagement opportunities for SMSF advisers, according to Investment Trends' latest report. The 18th annual edition of the 2023 SMSF Adviser ...