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Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
The government has provided clarity on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, offering more detail around what's included and confirming the remit of its 'new class of adviser.' The second package of reforms is aimed ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... advisers can broach with empathy and offer invaluable insights. BFAs, sometimes known as pre-nups, are an effective way to safeguard assets advisers tend to overlook. A spot poll conducted during the session found 37% of financial advisers never talk ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
After a decade in the making, an objective of superannuation has been legislated, with the bill passed in parliament yesterday. Now enshrined in legislation following the passage of the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023, the objective of superannuation ...

JANA awarded mandate for $2bn construction leave scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
JANA Investment Advisers will now provide asset consulting services for LeavePlus, a $2 billion portable long service leave scheme for Victorian construction industry workers. Formerly known as CoINVEST, LeavePlus administers the scheme for 280,000 ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Global X has launched a defence technology exchange-traded fund (ETF) which offers targeted exposure to sectors "driving the future of defence." The Global X Defence Tech ETF (ASX: DTEC) will afford investors access to global companies, such as those ...

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched of the ASFA Financial Crime Protection Initiative (FCPI), a project designed to bolster the superannuation sector's defences against the growing threat of financial crime. In collaboration ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... author of the report, Jane Tiller, said today: "This is outstanding news for patients and the Australian public, and will safeguard future of genomic medicine, precision health and medical research." "This policy reform will provide certainty to consumers ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... goal for net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from our operations, and to meet compliance obligations under the Safeguard Mechanism Act." The Safeguard Mechanism applies to more than 200 of Australia's largest industrial facilities, including ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... Schubert said. "Both major parties of government have contributed to super's success - and both of them have a duty to safeguard it. "Strong and enduring bipartisanship on the fundamentals of super is essential to ensure millions of Australian retirees ...
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