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Super lobbies call for death benefit reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... (SMC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have told the senate economics committee that Australians deserve better outcomes from their super funds, but said reforms are needed. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said death ...

AFCA names and shames in fresh Datacube release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its latest update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to consumers and financial firms. This newest update adds data covering firms with four or ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... ability to improve people's lives," chief executive Scott Hartley said. "We recognise there are a large number of Australians with unmet advice needs, and as Australia's largest salaried adviser business, we are well positioned to lead in this space ...

Bragg calls for Cbus to front Senate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... super funds, because they are the most privileged organisations in Australia, they receive all this money on behalf of Australians, that they owe a great duty to the parliament to explain themselves. And so, we have asked the chief executive of Cbus ...

ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... its members and claimants at their most vulnerable time, and we are taking this case to protect all those vulnerable Australians trying to access the financial support to which they are entitled. The systemic failure by superannuation trustees to deliver ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... deserves the right to set themselves on the path to a dignified retirement," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. "Australians strongly support universal super - and know it's a workplace right. Super should be for everyone, paid from the first hour ...

Prime Super names investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Prime Super has recruited a former Media Super chief investment officer to lead the investment team. Michael McQueen joins the $7 billion industry fund as general manager of investments, replacing Jane Kang who left last year. In the new role, McQueen ...

FAAA takes aim at finfluencers with new campaign

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... can also lower the risk of attaining unreliable information online, which could be costly. According to the FAAA, Australians have lost over $1.3 billion to financial scams last year. "One-in-three Australians are still turning to unqualified finfluencers ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... this government should be doing daily. How do we reduce regulation? How do we reduce red tape? Because right now, Australians and small businesses are just heaving under the weight of the regulation in this place, and the Albanese government needs to ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... is a well-known and serious issue. We hope this agreement with FPSB India will lead to more advisers working with Australians to help them achieve their financial goals," she said. Once peaking at 26,500 registered financial advisers in 2019, the sector ...