Bumper product registrations during March drives quarter’s growth 

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After a slow start to the calendar year, robust registrations of financial products during March saw the first quarter of 2023 finish 9 per cent higher than the five-year rolling... Read more continue reading

Franking credit changes risk unintended consequences

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The SMSF Association has raised concerns about a proposed legislative change that will exclude certain distributions funded by capital raisings being eligible for franking credits. In its submission to the... Read more continue reading

Cboe Australia bolsters marketing and BIDS teams with key appointments 

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Cboe Australia (“Cboe Australia”) has announced three new additions to its marketing and BIDS teams as the business continues to pursue its strategy of improving and growing the securities and... Read more continue reading

Super trustees told to focus more on their members in communications about performance test failure

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An ASIC review of performance communications by trustees that again failed the annual performance test for MySuper products in 2022 has highlighted that while improvements have been made, some trustees... Read more continue reading

MLC Life Insurance commits to group insurance with new appointment

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MLC Life Insurance has cemented its focus on the group insurance market by appointing an experienced industry veteran to lead its new business team. Peter Smith joins MLC Life as... Read more continue reading

Resolve Finance makes senior appointment in learning and development

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Resolve Finance has bolstered its Learning and Development team with the appointment of L&D industry expert Rachael McDonald to manage employee broker and franchisee training and support the ongoing development... Read more continue reading

Consumer sentiment surges by 9.4% as RBA pauses

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The Westpac Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index increased by 9.4% in April from 78.4 in March to 85.8 in April. Westpac Chief Economist Bill Evans said: “This strong recovery in... Read more continue reading

Objectives of Superannuation must deliver stability and certainty

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The SMSF Association is urging the Federal Government to deliver stability, consistency, and certainty for superannuation. Association CEO Peter Burgess says: “We support in principle the concept of a legislated... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF opens submissions for Allianz Donna Walker Awards 2023

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance’s (ANZIIF) is pleased to announce the Allianz Donna Walker Awards are now open for submissions. The Donna Walker Awards, sponsored... Read more continue reading

A banking crisis that was not supposed to happen

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Brandywine Global, part of the Franklin Templeton, notes this was a banking crisis that Europe hoped to avoid even as panic spread from the US. “Still, we believe the global... Read more continue reading