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Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... diversity as more than simply a matter of gender and race could benefit organisations, especially in the investment and pension industries, according to the co-head of the Thinking Ahead Institute. Thinking Ahead Institute at Willis Towers Watson co-head ...

Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... insurance was the second largest issue, making up 37.6% of complaints, followed by death benefits distribution at 11.3% and pension issues with 1.4%. In terms of life insurers, TAL received the most complaints, followed by AMP Life, OnePath Life and ...

ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Financial Services Union has lashed out at ANZ for plans to cut 230 jobs from its private bank and financial advice businesses. The FSU said that in a memo, ANZ told staff that it was committed to helping rebuild trust in the financial advice industry. ...

Super fund slashes fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds has dropped its pension fee by 40%, saving members $156 per year. $48 billion industry fund Hostplus said will drop its pension fee from 1 April 2020, with the change set to reduce fees from $7.50 ...

Take pride in super: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... the increase in disposable income would prove to be temporary as tax rates increase to finance an increase in government pension costs from the current 2.7% of GDP to something closer to the OECF average of 8%." The firm pointed to a Reserve Bank of ...

ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... specific comments on Grattan's draft report including on treatment of CIPRs, bequests, public/private consumption, pension spending numbers from OECD, wealth tax and couple tax. It concluded Grattan's modelling "broadly tells a similar story" ...

WealthO2 appoints national BDM

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... accounts, automated record of advice for non-discretionary managed accounts, wholesale managed funds, superannuation and pension portfolios.

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... income. Its usual investor base includes superannuation funds, charitable foundations, sovereign wealth funds and offshore pension funds. The new wholesale vehicle, the Palisade's Unlisted Infrastructure Trust (PUIT), has a minimum of $50,000. Palisade ...

Colonial First State cuts fees, closes legacy options

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... simplifies its product line and phases out grandfathered commissions. The changes are across retail products (legacy super, pension and FirstChoice wholesale personal super), FirstChoice Employer Super, and the FirstWrap and Beacon products. The biggest ...

IOOF restructures leadership team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... December. However, the firm's latest string of senior leadership changes appear to be in response to its acquisition of ANZ's Pension and Investments business last month, with Mota commenting IOOF's new-look leadership was designed to better align its ...