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Australian Unity recruits Vanguard veteran

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... manager of operations position follows changes to Wealth and Capital Markets, including the formation of a specialised social infrastructure business and centralisation of the platform's funds management business.

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... an economic good to come from more people accessing financial advice as it tends to lead to a lower reliance on social services such as the age pension with more dependence on personal assets come retirement. The FPA said it broadly supports the decision ...

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has targeted social media influencers who use misleading testimonials and endorsements. The ACCC said it's "sweeping" more than 100 social media influencers from over 150 consumer tip-offs for ...

Financial services leaders recognised: 2023 Australia Day Honours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... Initiative founder and chief executive Giles Gunesekera was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for contribution to social welfare and community services. On his award, Gunesekera said he felt honoured and humbled, never expecting to be ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... client's sense of purpose, financial capability, resilience, sense of control, day-to-day emotional experience and social interaction," Dinham said. "It appears pre-retirees are expecting it. In fact, according to our research, most expect their ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... said. Meanwhile, regarding regulation, JM3 Projects principal John Mitchem noted that the US system is fragmented across social security, the treasury, comptroller of the currency, the consumer financial protection bureau and the department of Labor ...

Federal Court finds against finfluencer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... customer funds related to recommending share purchases. "ASIC has warned those who discuss financial products and services on social media that they could be the subject of enforcement action if they are carrying on a business of providing financial ...

Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... superannuation savings," she said. "The updated guidelines from AUSTRAC strike the right balance between information security and social inclusion by allowing for flexibility in procedures."

Delayed reforms put pensioners at risk: OECD

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... but setting mortality assumptions involves many uncertainties. "The appropriate model will need to consider economic and social contexts to better understand observed and expected trends," the outlook said. "The assumptions should also be tailored to ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... Trafficking and in our own business is put structure into our engagements and put this work to meaningful purpose by putting social issues in the spotlight. "That's been a big focus - human rights and social issues more broadly. Another area is marine ...