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Older Australians overlooking age care costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... costs. Further, those respondents who had a relative in aged care or some other exposure to it were more likely to prepare for their own age care. In this cohort 75% were planning for the event. Overall, about 38% had thought about the subject, while ...

ASIC consults on anti-hawking rules

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... additional clarity on how the changes may affect commercial practices, systems and processes. "This will help industry prepare for compliance with the new regime once it commences," she said. In December 2019, ASIC said it would ban unsolicited cold ...

FSC launches DDO templates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... standards for super funds, platforms and wraps, life insurers and fund managers, to help financial services firms prepare for the DDO regime on October 5," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "Our templates and standards should make life much easier ...

CFS unveils new leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... separates from CBA. Coombe said the appointments will strengthen capability and capacity as the business continues to prepare for sale completion and accelerates the transformation of the business. They reinforce the capability and capacity at the senior ...

ASIC releases ongoing fee obligations guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator is providing more guidance to financial advisers to help them prepare for their upcoming ongoing fee obligations, due to take effect in less than two weeks. ASIC's Information Sheet (INFO 256) outlines the burning questions advisers ...

Aged care expenditure to jump 37%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The aged care sector is set for a major boost to address problems raised in the Royal Commission and prepare for the coming wave of aging retirees. Aged care expenditure will increase 7% during 2021-22 to $24.3 billion and by 37% over the next four ...

Super fund advice not useful: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... retirement report, looking at how those in the world's most advanced defined contribution pension markets think about and prepare for retirement. The research was commissioned by Smart and conducted by YouGov via online interviews. The results are based ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... continued to be hard hit by lockdown measures, it has returned to growth as companies adjust to life with the virus and prepare for better times ahead." Even better, Factset reports that "with the Q1 reporting season well underway, analyst expectations ...

Delay breach reporting law: AFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... time-sensitive mandatory reporting regimes by 5 October 2021, organisations need to seriously consider how they will prepare for and respond to the impending changes. The regtech has identified the serious need for financial institutions to evaluate ...

BGL expands product range overseas

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
Accounting and self-managed superannuation fund software provider BGL is launching one of its products in Singapore. BGL's CAS 360, a company compliance and trust management software solution, has launched a beta version for Singapore-based clients. ...