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Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... or don't know where to start. This website is designed to remove those barriers by providing clear information in plain English." Aside from instructions on lodging complaints, the website also provides access to support services for those experiencing ...

Rainmaker's John Dyall to retire

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... approach to data-often spotting trends before they were obvious-and a rare ability to turn complex findings into plain-English insights useful to super funds, advisers and platforms alike. "We will all miss his special talents, unique insights, professional ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... unclaimed superannuation owed to PALM workers. "Completing the required paperwork requires workers to be proficient in English, seeing as the forms aren't available in other languages. It also requires access to a computer and the internet as the forms ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... communicating with members, with claimants, and whether they were thinking about things like those who didn't have English as their first language, whether their forms were available, whether explanations were on the website about death benefit nominations ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... will be replaced by Client Advice Records (CARs); "a principles-based, technologically-neutral record that is in plain English and supports the client to make an informed decision about the advice." "Licensees and authorised representatives will keep ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... is migrant women. Research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) found that those from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) face a retirement savings gap compared to the overall population. NESB women are likely to be worse ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... was critical for Forbes, given that 80% of people he engaged with during his time in professional sports did not speak English as their first language. Being "able to somehow communicate, get along, have fun with those people along the way and not even ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... that out and specialise in it rather than it being a complimentary service as such," RI Toowoomba chief executive Jeff English told Financial Standard. "Lifecover is a process-driven insurance-based business and brings good skill sets to our business ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... benefit an additional 1.2 million Australians, the majority of whom are women, young workers, and individuals from non-English speaking backgrounds, improving their financial security in retirement. A 35-year-old with an annual income of $44,000 could ...

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... O'Callaghan disagreed, saying that an average person would consider running lotteries to be gambling as a "matter of ordinary English." He referenced the Macquarie Dictionary, which defines gambling as risking money on an outcome involving chance. ...
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