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UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... recorded even where information on file suggested vulnerability may have been present knowledge and experience of investments and understanding of risk was either recorded at a high level, inconsistently or not supported by the information on file expenditure ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... needs without falling fowl of anti-hawking laws. Tim Jenkins, the chair of the institute's superannuation and investments practice committee, said beyond the welcome fixes to financial advice for those Australians, "we should be thinking about a ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... divest Elbit. It has garnered 736 out of 800 signatures. A letter sent by HESTA to a concerned member seen by Financial Standard states that the fund "monitors and assesses geopolitical events, risks and their potential impacts on our portfolio." HESTA ...

500 jobs to be axed at abrdn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... abrdn's shares have more than halved since the company was created via a merger of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life in 2017.

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Once again, Financial Standard readers were captivated by the evolving superannuation landscape, with this year's top stories largely focused on this space. However, there was one particular executive move that simply couldn't be scrolled past. ...

Netwealth gears up to relaunch Core, market share expands

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... on non-custodial assets. The service had $126 million of FUA onboarded by June 30. As previously reported by Financial Standard, the platform caters to financial advisers dealing with complex investments, such as overseas private equity and infrastructure. ...

Super tough sell for First Nations people: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, First Nations Foundation chief executive Phil Usher says superannuation is inadequate for meeting the needs of all Indigenous Australians, adding that change is needed to ensure better future ...

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... November 2022, three years after it first announced plans for a superannuation offering. As previously reported by Financial Standard, the product has 36 cohorts and begins to taper allocations to growth assets once a member reaches the age of 47 - diverging ...

Hejaz debuts Australia's first Islamic pension product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... the significance of the industry-first initiative, Hejaz Financial Services co-founder Muzzammil Dhedhy told Financial Standard : "Superannuation is fundamental to ensuring a comfortable retirement, but we realised that there wasn't a Sharia account-based ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... was true. "He was making a profit. When we explained that to him the dispute disappeared," Singh said. On a brighter note, life insurance complaints trended down 24% to 1898, while general insurance complaints skyrocketed 50% to 27,924. From the total ...
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