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New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... superannuation scheme, the investor has to accept compulsion in return for the superannuation benefits belonging to the individual." Additional mandates like 'nation building' miss the fundamental point of super, Taylor added. "When the Treasurer ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... be amended to provide that personal financial advice be provided by a relevant provider where it is provided by an individual and either the client pays a fee for the advice or the issuer of the product pays a commission for the sale of the product to ...

Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... exacerbating the gender super gap and risking women's financial security in retirement," it said. "This (adjustment) is potentially life changing for HESTA members on low and middle incomes." It further added other key recommendations to reform superannuation ...

Family office invests $200m with Regal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... Jacob Poke said. "The credit fund is a flexible provider of debt capital. We are able to support companies through their life cycle and across changing market conditions, from refinancing existing lenders through to funding growth (including via M&A)." ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... interested in receiving financial advice, according to a retirement planning study by Fidelity International. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report shows that 80% of pre-retirees currently receive advice, have received advice or would consider receiving ...

HUB24 inflows slow amid challenging market dynamics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... functionality and broad range of investment options, enabling advisers to tailor their investment approach to meet clients' individual ESG investment preferences."

Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
There may well be a light at the end of the individual disability income insurance (IDII) tunnel, but there's still a way to travel before the end is reached, according to APRA. Analysis of data to September 2022 shows IDII enjoyed a run of favourable ...

Federal Court finds against finfluencer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... to a private chat group through the Discord platform as part of a $1000 package. "...through his lifestyle posts and 'life story' posts on the Instagram account, Mr Scholz had established a reputation as a successful share trader who had the ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... underperforming funds at a system level," she said. "We have always stated that the onus to act should not be on the individual member but on the design of the system settings."

APRA, ASIC concerned over premium increases

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... the end of February as to the steps being taken to complete the review. ASIC will then arrange meetings to discuss individual responses, it said.