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Senate Committee endorses Superannuation Objective Bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... Superannuation will importantly benefit and support superannuation members, and support policymakers to make decisions that deliver good outcomes for super members," the Committee said. It also strongly believes that a legislated objective will serve ...

Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... this, advice firms need to get significantly bigger to make decent margins, compete effectively, and meet the demand for good advice. Despite acknowledging the significant role that small-to-medium enterprises play in the advice ecosystem, the paper ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... willing to do that," he said. "... we want to ensure that, as we go forward and release all this stuff, that it's had good technical input, not only on the policy design but the legislation design as well. "I believe the mistakes in this policy space ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... something in equities, but with bond funds with more complexity and a much larger universe, you can see how it happens." "A good question to ask is who bears the blame," Walsh said. "The product provider obviously bears the blame, but if I outsource ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... should be permitted to offer all advice and that the SoA requirements be reduced," he said. "Their advice should however be "good advice" - or presumably they should pay customers compensation if it is not. This would seem to be a significant step forward. ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... advice warning (Recommendation 2). Non-relevant providers will be able to provide personal advice (Recommendation 3) and the Good Advice Duty will be implemented. Under Recommendation 4, the Good Advice Duty applies to all relevant providers (qualified ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... Squad Podcast, points to Molly Benjamin, founder of the Ladies Finance Club, who joined forces with a financial adviser, as a good example of how advisers can work with finfluencers in a referral capacity in the same way as an accountant or mortgage ...

ClearView appoints chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
The financial services group has appointed Nadine Gooderick to the role, with current managing director Simon Swanson set to retire after a 12-year tenure. Swanson will step down at the end of June, at which time Gooderick, currently the firm's ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... user-friendly. She said: "Some also included a death, TPD, and income protection claims guide to help members, that's all good stuff." However, there is still room for improvement. "We do think that the industry as a whole still needs to lift in ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... investing in nation building projects that benefit the broader economy. "Those opportunities to achieve a double dividend - good results for super funds and members and good results for our nation - can only enhance the ability of super to meet its core ...
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