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Investors deluded on returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
Investors have expectations on returns that are so high they would be difficult for anyone to achieve, the Schroders Global Investor Study reveals. These expectations remain despite the low growth, low interest rate environment across global markets. ...

Climate change to damage returns: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
A report released by the Actuaries Institute determines superannuation balances for millennials may reduce up to 18% due to the negative effects climate change has on long-term returns. The report written by Ramona Meyricke and Rafal Chomik, states ...

Client ethics the future of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The personal ethics of clients are only going to become increasingly relevant to advice practices as the demographics they serve shift. Presenting at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Ethics Partners founder ...

Kogan Super launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... appears Mercer is throwing down the gauntlet to the Sargon group that dominates this segment." Despite the fanfare of millennial super funds such as Spaceship, Grow Super, Zuper, mobiSuper, Superestate and Student Super, Rainmaker estimates that this ...

Spaceship co-founder to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... leave the business but retains a shareholding in the organisation, the two main products of which are a $250 million millennial-focused superannuation fund and the Voyager managed fund investment app, both aimed at millennials or those aged 40 and under. ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... default insurance opt-in for young members or those with low balances to curb premiums eroding account balances. With millennial members owning almost 40% of fund accounts, this is likely to reset pricing, Rainmaker said. "The level of default insurance ...

Super funds hard to engage with: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
About 67% of superannuation fund members who attempted to engage their super fund in the last 12 months gave up, according to new research. New insights from the Investment Trends Super Fund Member Sentiment and Communications Report shows 67% of super ...

Super fund bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A superannuation fund targeting ethical investors and millennials has announced two C-suite promotions. Future Super has a new chief operating officer in Leigh Dunlop, who has been promoted from her role as head of people and culture. Dunlop has been ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... direct result of implementing the package, bringing the efficiency of the reforms into question. But others, such as millennial-targeted Future Super, dispute this. According to founder Adam Verwey, many in the sector have missed the point of the reforms. ...

Group life premiums topple benefits paid: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
The amount of premiums group insurers charge have outweighed benefit payments by a whopping $21 billion over the last five years, Rainmaker analysis reveals. Using APRA data of industry and retail superannuation funds and their respective life insurers ...