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Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... funds are in good stead to bolster the availability and affordability of "simple personal advice" as part of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package of reforms, which includes creating a new class of financial advisers called "Qualified Advisers" ...

Warren Buffet honours Charlie Munger in Berkshire shareholder letter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... deployment." "All in all, we have no possibility of eye-popping performance," Buffet said. But Berkshire "should do a bit better" than the average American corporation and, more importantly, operate with materially less risk of permanent capital loss ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... critical questions they will be fielding from clients. When it comes to income earned in super, Heffron said "we are still better [off] in super even with Division 296." But in terms of capital growth, what members will "hate about Div 296" is the taxation ...

Teals will push for super tax indexation: Burgess

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... independents who had been "very supportive and sympathetic" to its advocacy efforts in opposing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill. The Bill, introduced into parliament last year, imposes ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... of further research or consideration, ASIC noted. The regulator said it will continue to work closely with APRA to drive better practices in the superannuation industry, noting the latter's stated focus on investment governance. It also said the quality ...

Younger Aussies embracing SMSFs, guidance needed

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... might also incorporate trusts and other vehicles as well." Hurley added that all advisers should be thinking about how to better access information for the younger generation so that their retirement roadmap is a more holistic view of their entire portfolio ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... Speaking on a panel, Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said what the QAR ultimately means is Australians having better outcomes and accessing the "best possible retirement." "What I think you will see in the APRA sector is a whole lot more advice ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... members." It also said this approach may not necessarily be cheaper and may reduce innovation of other products that may better suit more or other members' needs. "Retirement is changing - and super in retirement needs to change with it," SMC chief executive ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... pessimistic view, looking at the events in Gaza as being a catalyst for massive, massive change, and potentially change for the better," Parker said. "[It could be] the wakeup call that doing the same thing over and over again for 70 years and expecting ...

APRA proposes updated operational risk financial requirements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Standard SPS 114 Operational Risk Financial Requirement (ORFR). The essence of the revisions was to ensure RSE licensees can better access the financial resources held to meet the ORFR when needed. APRA's discussion paper received 12 submissions from ...