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Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... StatewideSuper (9.1%), AustralianSuper (9%) and Cbus (9%) as the five top performers based on three-year returns. The top five life-stage products (varying by age cohort) for the 40-49 age bracket over the same period were: QSuper Lifetime (8.8%), Sunsuper ...

Infocus chief executive departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... service and the efficiency of the delivery of financial advice solutions for clients...I wish the company well on its next stage of growth," he said. Steinhardt said he is excited to back leading the company he founded with his wife in 1994. "I'm looking ...

Calastone adopts blockchain

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... of its blockchain testing in June, analysing trade order placements and settlement of mutual funds. The proof of concept stage was able to determine the volume of transactions processed was "many times greater" than what is currently available, the company ...

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... members under 18-years-old will also see default life insurance cover removed but it will be supported by an enhanced life stage insurance offering that can adjust cover according to age. REST said the move simplified its insurance product design while ...

Former Moneywise duo launch advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... professional, but relaxed and informal. We will know our clients, we will listen to them and we will help them, no matter what stage of life they are in or who they are." True Direction Financial is based in Sydney and leverages Mann and Navarro's combined ...

Building successful aged care advice businesses

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Financial planners attempting to create a one-size-fits-all approach for fees covering aged care advice do so at their own peril, an industry expert warns. Strategic Financial Planning adviser Jacqui Hayes, a dedicated aged care specialist, said advisory ...

Big bedrooms pose challenge for planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... lifestyles are requiring new measures of sophistication. He said baby boomers and retirees, not millennials, are creating a new stage in the global lifecycle. In Australia the most common age of retirement is 58, and life expectancy sits at 82, meaning ...

Longstanding chair to farewell fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... also saw two other new directors welcomed. "Ron and the other board members will help lead the company through the next stage of OneVue's growth journey," she added. Pemberton said she will continue to be a shareholder and enthusiastic supporter of the ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... climate risk is a major step forward to addressing a serious and growing risk for investors. Climate risk is now centre stage, however we believe the investment industry needs to champion the disclosure of annual and once-in-a-lifetime climate risks ...

TelstraSuper names new technology executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Corporate superannuation fund TelstraSuper is driving ahead with its technology and business transformation with the appointment of a new executive general manager technology. Karen Symes, who has been the chief information and innovation officer at ...