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Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Active Super has launched a Super Booster reward program to accelerate the growth of members' super balances. The Super Booster reward program is a 'set and forget' tool for members to top-up their super balances with eligible retail purchases. ...

Advice requirements confusing, complex: JAWG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... affordable, accessible advice to more consumers. In a statement, the collective of professional associations called for a more consumer focused regulatory approach, reduced costs and a greater appreciation for professional judgement. "This could be addressed ...

BTC Markets gains ASFL

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Melbourne-based BTC Markets has become Australia's first crypto exchange to successfully go through the full AFSL application process, via sister company BTCM Payments. BTC Markets said the AFSL will enable it to further bridge the crypto and traditional ...

Westpac outlines new social initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... 20% of the value of a property purchase price can take prospective buyers years to achieve," Westpac chief executive consumer and business banking Chris de Bruin said. On the bank's LMI Waiver expansion, de Bruin said that the initiative will enable ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... eating away at that household balance sheet and all those accumulated savings." According to Joiner, collapsing global consumer confidence should also be taken seriously. "We are seeing this in all major economies... Consumers don't like inflation ...

Super industry levies insufficiently detailed: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... six percent rise year on year. ASFA notes much of the recent increase relates to the 2021-22 budget measure Stronger Consumer Outcomes for Members of Superannuation. But, ASFA has also said that there is insufficient detail regarding the composition ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... help investment managers to raise the overall quality of sustainable finance products in Australia and to better meet consumer expectations. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said: "Greenwashing poses a real threat to the future of sustainable ...

Leading wealth management marketers recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... campaigns, Janus Henderson Investors won the industry category for its Global Sustainability Equity Fund. UniSuper won the consumer category for its super fund of the year campaign, which proceeded becoming a public fund in 2021. Aware Super won the ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... particularly hard. "Further increases in food and energy prices and persisting supply-chain bottlenecks are key factors causing consumer price inflation to peak at higher levels and remaining high for longer than previously projected," the OECD economic ...

Cbus, Hostplus take out customer satisfaction awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Cbus and Hostplus have taken out titles at Roy Morgan's annual Customer Satisfaction Awards. Cbus was awarded the Industry Superannuation Fund of the year, while Hostplus won Major Superannuation Fund of the Year. This was the first time either super ...