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Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler recently highlighted, while new technologies often generate buzz, they may also give rise to false claims, possibly presaging a proliferation of AI washing - mispresenting the extent to which a product ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... including Australian listed property securities and convertible preference shares that offer above average income returns and may also hold cash and may use derivatives, Morningstar's analysis read. Minimum investment amount was $500,000. Portfolio manager ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... government announced last week it would pay super on paid parental leave for government workers if it wins the next election in May next year. The initiative will standardise access to superannuation on unpaid parental leave across the WA public sector ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
The cost-of-living crisis has the potential to threaten women's financial security in retirement, but there are overlooked yet effective strategies they can undertake to help conquer the obstinate gender superannuation gap. A new survey from Finder ...

Alex Dunnin bids farewell to Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... classes. He certainly won't be forgetting where he's come from, though. "If I can do something positive at the high schools I may work with, it will be to help reset the way we talk about financial literacy," Dunnin said. "Almost everything I've heard ...

Islamic Bank hands back licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... "However, the current capital market conditions have proven to be exceptionally challenging at this stage of our endeavour." In May 2023, the disruptor bank said it had about 12,500 potential customers awaiting its launch. At the time of handing back ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... leave payments, effective 1 July 2025. That is, if Labor is successful at the next federal election, expected to take place in May next year. The measure is expected to benefit 180,000 families annually. While available to all new parents, the payment ...

Baby boomers turn to local private debt: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... class is also said to pay monthly or quarterly income and greatly mitigate sequencing risk for lower-balance retirees who may need to draw down on capital periodically. "We note Challenger, the country's largest player in the annuities market, has recently ...

Melbourne advice firm joins Count

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... Kennedy added. Since the start of the year, Count has made several other deals including buying the accounting client book of May Klye & Associates, and divesting its 100% stake in subsidiary Bentleys WA to West Australian based firm Fortuna Perth for ...

AustralianSuper to deploy £8 billion in the UK

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... global investors so they choose the UK," Johnson said. "The UK-Australia free trade agreement, which came into force on 31 May 2023, includes comprehensive provisions on investment, which has made the UK an even more attractive place to do business." ...