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What COVID-19 did to super brand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
The government's early release of superannuation program hurt superannuation as a category brand, according to Campaign Edge creative director Dee Madigan. Taking to the stage at Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Madigan theorised that the ...

Budget no cure for hangover from last one

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees policy expert has laid out just how much work super funds have ahead of them in dealing with the last two federal budgets. AIST head of advocacy Mel Birks updated the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... infrastructure projects loosely aligns with the priority list announced by Infrastructure Australia (IA) in February 2021. IA's 244-page report outlined a raft of projects aimed at boosting Australia's international competitiveness, connecting cities ...

AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... months of 2021. There was also a 122% increase in total visits to the website in the same period and nearly 250,000 more page views. According to AMP, the topics consumers are most interested in are ways to invest and smart investment options, relationship ...

AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... doesn't prevent direct advertising to sophisticated investors. Mayfair was on Google and in mainstream newspapers with full page ads for a long time there. If it's aimed at sophisticated investors, why would it be advertised in a mainstream newspaper?" ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... industry tomorrow, what three pieces of advice would you give her? A: First, I'd say to check out the 'our team' page of a firm's website before interviewing. If the leadership team are all men, and the support team are all women, ask ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Reference checks should be extended to general advice and to anyone that has the ability to influence the financial advice process, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to ASIC for Consultation Paper 333 Implementing ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... account-based pensions. Retirement Income Review revealed Treasury kept us waiting for months before dropping the more than 600-page long Retirement Income Review. The review didn't make recommendations, but provided the first comprehensive look ...

Clive Palmer ramps up calls for Shipton's head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... Party Clive Palmer has mounted an advertising campaign calling for ASIC chair James Shipton to resign. Palmer took out full-page ads in several state and national newspapers with the copy: "Shifty Shipton gets $855,364 p.a. yet expects you to pay $118,000 ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... interpreted its findings as clearly indicating that the legislated rise to 12% SG needed to go ahead. "While the detail of the 600-page report is yet to be assessed, some of the findings on the legislated super guarantee increase the government selectively ...