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FSCP issues another registration prohibition order

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... achieving the target returns were not sufficiently high enough to outweigh the upfront costs. Additionally, they were "highly speculative" and categorised in a higher risk band than the client's risk appetite and made up 92% of her SMSF balance. The ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... deep central banking experience and offering a fresh, global perspective to the work of the RBA. "Hauser comes highly recommended for the position of deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, and his appointment will help ensure we have the most effective ...

UK government investigates sexism in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... regulator should play in role modelling behaviours," Treasury Committee chair Harriett Baldwin said. "Has the culture in this highly paid sector shifted at all in the last five years? This is a subject of marked importance to our committee, and we look ...

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... due to their commitments. It's in these cases, the application of the SG to the Carer Payment could help. "It's a highly equitable policy, since recipients of the Carer Payment must satisfy a means test and therefore are on low incomes," Elkins ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... Cold calling typically employs a third-party marketing agency to secure leads for superannuation funds, followed up with "highly templated and scoped advice provided very quickly to a consumer of dubious quality". "If it turns out that the poor advice ...

Franking credit changes could backfire: SMSF Association

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... 'established practice' requirement, including new companies with no established record of paying dividends, those operating in highly volatile and uncertain industries where dividends may only be paid irregularly, or those paying special dividends due ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... increasing the Age Pension eligibility age to 67 - Aussies living and working longer - should be applied to accessing "highly tax-advantaged" superannuation. It also cited a 2015 estimate from the Productivity Commission that raising the access age to ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... background, upbringing, and levels of financial literacy are all crucial factors to consider. "I have experienced amazing, highly intelligent female and male clients who are committed and driven to secure their financial future. I have experienced gentlemen ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Loosening financial advice regulation under the Quality of Advice Review proposals would highly benefit superannuation fund members, but many are convinced that this only works in theory. The Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy stuck to her ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... assess the product against a supplementary performance test that implements alternative indices. Though this policy was highly controversial, the Coalition said it would establish a precedent whereby investment performance is no longer the sole benchmark ...
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