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Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... 9400 respondents' self-reported levels of happiness against how their country's retirement system fare on global rankings such as the Mercer Index and OECD. Research found a disparity between the two. Australia ranked three on OECD data, second ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... strategy. A key responsibility of the role is to ensure that Rest rates highly in relevant responsible investing industry rankings, the job advert reads. The next hearing in the matter will be held in Sydney on Tuesday, October 9.

Advisers divided over health programs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... their main life insurer as 'very good' compared with 47% in 2017. ClearView took out top spot in overall satisfaction rankings for the second year in a row, while also leading the field in another six out of 12 categories measured. AIA Australia and ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... companies around us to give back to the communities they operate in," Miles said. "Distinct from other corporate social rankings, the GivingLarge Report examines publicly available reports to ensure a robust sample not restricted by the need for a membership ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... transformation, Investment Trends research shows. Sunsuper, HESTA, QSuper and Hostplus round out the top five in the rankings, with Rest recognised as the most improved fund on member engagement. The findings come from the fifth installment of the Member ...

Smaller super funds lead Roy Morgan rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... seventh month in a row. Tasplan, the industry superfund with 145,000 members, has again topped the Roy Morgan monthly super rankings. It recorded an average customer satisfaction score of 74.6% - the highest of all superannuation funds. Care Super and ...

Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
OneVue is gaining traction among financial advisers, with its functionality trumping that of Colonial First State's FirstWrap, according to the latest platforms analysis from Investment Trends. Of the 19 full-function platforms studied, OneVue re-entered ...

Active the best way forward for super: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... active investment managers historically delivering consistent performance. Peterson points to the idea that investment rankings are largely predictable, especially over five-year timeframes. His research, composed from Vanguard Australia data, analyses ...

Principal fund receives strong ratings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... created for investors looking for yield in a low-interest rate world, but with capital preservation. Achieving these high rankings is a reflection of the portfolio manager's ability to draw on the 'best ideas' of the specialist investment teams and Principal's ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... and Standard Life achieved such a rating not only in alternatives and multi-asset respectively, but also won top five rankings across two asset classes. "The key to success in a competitive and increasingly challenging investment environment is to have ...