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High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
The success behind high-performing financial advice firms is largely driven by their ability to operate strategically with discipline and help advisers focus on servicing clients' needs, a new analysis shows. A study by Macquarie Business Banking and ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Australian farmland values have reached an inflection point in 2023 following a sustained period of strong growth, according to Rural Bank's latest report. In collaboration with Digital Agricultural Services (DAS), Rural Bank's Australian Farmland Values ...

Super bequest reform can boost charitable giving by billions: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Superannuation bequest reform enabling Australians to channel unspent funds to a nominated charity tax-free upon death, could boost charitable giving by up to $21.9 billion annually by 2060. A report by Impact Economics and Policy, commissioned by Philanthropy ...

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Legislating the payment of superannuation on all forms of paid parental leave is one of the seven recommendations proposed by the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET) that will help build economic equality over the next 10 years. Releasing ...

Internal teams gain decision-making power: Frontier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Where chief investment officers were historically considered by fund managers to be the most influential person at a superannuation fund, fresh insights from Frontier show the balance of power has steadily shifted. According to Frontier, in 2017 about ...

Pepper Money launches SMSF loan offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Pepper Money has introduced a new offering, providing loans to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to purchase or refinance residential and commercial properties. With lending options up to $3 million, the 'super smart' loans are designed for ...

ASIC updates breach reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
ASIC is making changes to its reportable situations regime, which includes extending the reporting deadline for some breaches. Licensees will now have 90 days to submit a reportable situation instead of 30 days in situations that have "underlying circumstances ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
The world's 40 largest life insurers face huge sustainability challenges, as a new report shows they will see close to $13 trillion in outflows between now and 2040. Capgemini's World Life Insurance Report 2023 shows policyholders aged 65 and ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Australia's retirement system has received a B+ grade in a study of nearly 50 nations, with the lack of a compulsory retirement income stream being what holds it back. The latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index sees Australia placed fifth ...

Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
A Fidelity International report shows that although most Australians feel obligated to share their wealth with future generations, a mere one in 10 have prepared a comprehensive estate plan. Drawing on nationally representative data by research firm ...