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Independent MPs call for super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Independent MPs have called for urgent amendments to the Better Targeted Super Bill, particularly regarding the proposed taxation of unrealised gains. The controversial legislation introduces a 30% tax rate for superannuation earnings exceeding $3 million ...

Misconduct cases soar at CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has revealed there were 2259 substantiated cases of misconduct for the year, up from 1122 the previous year. Of those, 18 were cases of sexual harassment or other sex-based harassment, two were a result of bullying ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
APRA has imposed additional licence conditions on Cbus and BUSSQ over governance concerns in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. The prudential regulator's additional licence conditions stipulate that Cbus' trustee, United Super, and BUSSQ bring ...

AFCA urges super trustees to improve processes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) said the average loss on a superannuation scam complaint was just under $90,000. AFCA said of the nearly 11,000 complaints in relation to scams last financial year, less than 20 came from superannuation ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
A new report commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Vanguard, Betashares, iShares, and VanEck have attracted most of the ETF inflows in Australia for 2024, with competition among these issuers fierce. Vanguard led with $4.07 billion in inflows, followed by local player Betashares with $3.98 billion ...

Financial services experiencing 'workforce transformation'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The financial services industry is undergoing a workforce transformation due to shifting demographics, according to a new whitepaper by Profusion Group. The whitepaper, Adapting to a Changing Workforce, said organisations are adapting to emerging leaders ...

ASIC intends to extend legislative instruments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
ASIC is set to extend three legislative instruments for five years, one of which relates to record keeping for financial advisers. The instruments are: Class Order [CO 14/923] Record-keeping obligations for Australian financial services licensees when ...

Asset management brand power a 'critical differentiator': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... management industry, a firm's brand is a critical differentiator in gaining the trust of financial advisers, according to ISS Market Intelligence research. Having surveyed more than 900 advisers, asking for their opinions on branding and engagement with ...

AMP sells advice licensees to Entireti, AZ NGA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
AMP will sell its advice licensees and support services business to Entireti and AZ NGA and offload its minority stakes in 16 individual practices. It comes as the advice business reports a net loss of $15 million. Entireti, formerly Fortnum Private ...