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Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 3.7%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS reported a decline in employment for the second consecutive month, following a period of robust jobs growth throughout 2022. Employment ...

Magellan profits down 67%

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... balance sheet, operating cash flows and profitability provide us with the ability to continue to pay dividends within our policy of 90-95% of funds management profit, implement capital management initiatives designed to enhance shareholder value and ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Administrative Procedure Act, and that the rule departs from policy put in place by the previous Trump administration ruling that required that financial factors take precedence over nonfinancial ...

Inflation expected to have peaked: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... Australia (RBA) has forecast that headline CPI (7.8%) is expected to be the peak in this economic cycle. In a monetary policy statement, the RBA said CPI is still high, affecting a range of goods and services. Global factors such as supply chain disruptions ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... will provide to the client in relation to the product. This consent will be one-off and applied for the duration of the policy and only applicable to life risk products. Turning to superannuation, super fund trustees should be able to provide personal ...

Former association leads push for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... interests of members and of the wider profession. They cite three primary benefits of merger, being a united voice for policy and advocacy efforts, a more financially resilient association to help foster and grow the advice industry, and greater capacity ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... everyday Australian consumers. While compulsory superannuation has numerous benefits for Australians, the JAWG warned without policy improvements, only a third of retirees will receive financial advice in the next decade. Further, the number of financial ...

APRA outlines 2023 super priorities

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... benefit of members, and to ensure trustees take steps to address deficiencies when they are identified. When it comes to policy priorities, APRA said it will continue focus on improving outcomes for superannuation members through updates and revisions ...

Federal Reserve increases rates 25bp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... Committee anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2% over time." "I see no signs yet that the Fed is open to 2023 ...

FPA, SMSFA launch specialist pathway

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... faster way to be recognised as SMSF Specialist Advisors," she said. SMSF Association deputy chief executive and director of policy and education Peter Burgess said CFPs doing the program will be able to attend optional on-line technical training and ...