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Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... instituted to allow employers to receive education and support without immediate penalty for non-compliance, the groups recommended. In all, the collective supplied 22 recommendations to Treasury. One of the primary concerns is that the superannuation ...

Warren Buffett to retire, recommends successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... lead the company. At the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, Buffett made the surprise announcement and recommended that Greg Abel take over his post. "I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the ...

Selfwealth shareholders resoundingly greenlight takeover proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... Bell's initial bid, before Syfe submitted the winning proposal. Prior to the vote, Selfwealth's board unanimously recommended that shareholders back the offer. Selfwealth chair Christine Christian explained no better proposal had emerged, nor was one ...

Shield Master Fund terminated, new receivers for Keystone Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... Financial Planning, MWL Financial Services, Financial Services Group Australia, and Next Generation Advice having recommended investment in the Shield Master Fund. About $100 million of investor money has allegedly disappeared. In an update to investors ...

Queensland adviser banned for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... review found that Thomson failed to prioritise his client's interests and provided insurance advice that included recommended levels of cover that incorporated mortgages which his clients had not yet obtained while he was authorised by Australian Mortgage ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and the ASX should consider publishing recommended standards to be adopted by listed public companies. ASIC said having a guideline would give shareholders confidence that the ...

Skills gap crisis costing Australia $3.5bn a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... school to work transition, supporting young people into meaningful work and pathways that last a lifetime." The report recommended consideration be given to legislating career education within the Australian curriculum. This has been done in North Carolina ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... $5.3 billion a year. The last major reform it's calling for is the introduction of a top 10 best super funds list, as recommended by the Productivity Commission. "Such a mechanism would ensure new, disengaged members were allocated to a high-performing ...

'Incompetent' adviser permanently banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... responsible manager of AFS Licensee (AFSL) Suetonius Wealth Management between 28 July 2020 and 14 December 2020, where he recommended to at least 18 clients that they invest in a "Principal-protected Private Placement Program" which offered high-yield ...

Court acts against two with links to Shield Master Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Advice, which trade as Venture Egg and Financial Services Group Australia. Merhi was one of the financial advisers that recommended his clients invest in the Shield Master Fund. In December 2024, Keystone Asset Management - the responsible entity for ...