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Hostplus ups fees on socially responsible option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... transition to retirement. The fund also noted that fees charged across other options are set to decrease following its annual review of pricing.

UK to overhaul advice affordability, access

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... "simplified advice" to Britons who have straightforward needs and smaller amounts to invest. The Advice Guidance Boundary Review, a joint initiative with the UK government, also aims to clarify when firms can give consumers support without providing ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... Life Insurance is one of Australia's leading and most trusted insurers, and I'm excited to continue that tradition and to review and revise the processes and systems needed to deliver an even better total customer experience."

'Significant deficiencies' lead APRA to act against NGS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... additional conditions follow an internal report prepared by NGS's internal auditor in August 2022 and an independent review undertaken in April of this year at APRA's request following the attack. "The reviews identified deficiencies in NGS' ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... commitment to RBA independence, set out the agreed approach to meeting the board's objectives, and helps implement the RBA Review recommendations. "Consistent with the recommendations of the RBA Review, the Statement provides detail about the RBA's inflation ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
New research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) shows the number of people receiving professional life insurance advice remains low, despite a third showing interest. The survey polled over 1000 Australian workers aged between ...

Perpetual rebuffs Soul Pattinson takeover offer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... garnered market attention, there is "merit to exploring the separation of Perpetual's businesses as part of a strategic review." "The board remains focused on exploring options to maximise shareholder value," a statement said. BofA Securities and Goldman ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... Association Australasia (FAAA) is now rethinking its initial support of the government's response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), saying the latest proposals could "wind the clock back five years" on the industry. Today, the government released ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
In its final response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), the government plans to modernise the best interests duty and amend the Statement of Advice (SoA), while also granting approval for superannuation funds to provide personal advice. In its ...

Nomura offshoot fined by ASIC disciplinary panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... Improvement (TWPI), did not actually provide meaningful price improvement over the NBBO. In 2022, ASIC conducted a thematic review of TWPI and observed many trades executed by Instinet and reported as TWPI that did not provide price improvement over ...