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AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... the newly enhanced MyNorth Lifetime Super Calculator provides advisers with recommendations on strategies to maximise both Age Pension benefits and Centrelink Asset Test discounts. It includes structure capital in the accumulation phase to help clients ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
IFM Investors and Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet has relinquished his role to head the government's new Net Zero Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The federal government will scrap a load of administrative burdens and give superannuation funds a larger role in making financial advice more affordable as it announces which out of the 22 Quality of Advice Review recommendations will become a reality ...

Women in Super appoints chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Kara Keys has stepped down as chair of Women in Super, replaced by ESSSuper chief executive Robbie Campo. Women in Super confirmed the appointment of its new chair this week, with Campo stepping up from the role of policy committee chair. Keys has held ...

Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Valuations for financial advice firms have increased in the year to June, defying expectations that inflation and wider economic conditions would dampen demand and prices. The findings are based on Radar Results' latest data, which saw a 6% to 11% increase ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
Two industry super funds have frozen future contracts with PwC, while others with contracts for audit or other services with the embattled management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on developments. As reported by Financial Standard, Treasury ...

Cheques to wind down by 2030: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
Archaic payment systems could soon be a thing of the past following government plans to wind down outdated methods like cheques. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down a five-point strategic plan yesterday in front of the Australian Banking Association ...

Coinbase sued as US crackdown continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a suit against Coinbase for, among other things, allowing users to trade unregistered securities. It follows Binance being sued just yesterday. The SEC has accused Coinbase of breaking market rules ...

SMSFs continue to fly solo

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... counted 606,217 active SMSFs, up nearly 10 % from the prior quarter. The survey also found that 30% of trustees under the age of 44 self-assessed their financial literacy as poor to average, and nearly half (42%) of female trustees surveyed indicated ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... strategies to mitigate inflation risk. "For many retirees, the optimal retirement income strategy will comprise a tailored mix of Age Pension, ABP, and a lifetime annuity," it said. "Adjusting this mix can therefore be just as important as rebalancing ...