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AFSLs can lose licence on CSLR intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... them are above the $150,000 cap. So, it's in the claimant's best interest for the insurer to pay the full amount versus us stepping in and making the claim up to $150,000," he said. While AFSLs ultimately have the responsibility to pay the compensation ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... financial officers face conflicting expectations from senior managers, in particular balancing the role of controllership versus business partner, reporting information and analysis, managing budget and cost expectations, and building trust between their ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... ownership of passive funds. Notably, the major banks' weighted average price to fair value ration estimate is now 1.19 versus 1.14 last quarter. Meanwhile, non-major banks trade at 0.97, squeezed by "intense competition," Zaia said. "Weaker share price ...

Four out of five workers to search for new jobs: Hays

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... remote arrangement and 92% favouring this setup. Employers agree, with 76% indicating they have established their onsite versus remote split and don't plan on changing it. "Salary is always a top priority for employees with 71% saying that a pay rise ...

How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
New research from TAL has revealed the expectations of Australians approaching retirement versus the lived experience of retirees. The research, titled What I Wish I Knew About Retirement, surveyed 1000 Australians 55 and older and highlighted the important ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... Office's (ATO) delay in acknowledging a downsizer contribution, the pros and cons of reversionary pension nominations versus binding death benefit nominations for retail account-based pensions, and the need for more innovation in retirement income ...

Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
In 2022, concerns about rising interest rates and the Russia-Ukraine war brought fundamentals back into focus, creating numerous opportunities for value investing to generate alpha. Then transitioning to the first half of 2023, that period saw significant ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... and Nvidia. The fund first launched in the US and has been in operation since 2012. It has returned 15.3% over 10 years versus the index's 12.5%. It requires a minimum initial investment amount of $20,000. New York-based ClearBridge head of global ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... part, Lucchese said: "We are now at a crossroads: rising climate risks increasing the potential for hot-house disasters, versus promising technological progress in the clean economy transformation and innovations in policies and markets." "The scale ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... attorney, or enduring guardianships. Biti said it is essential to distinguish when licensed financial advice is necessary versus education and information that is easily understandable for consumers. "When considering the delivery of aged care advice ...