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ASFA calls for clarity on retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... are guarded against the financial consequences of longevity. Removing such impediments would also encourage product innovation," it said. The previous government had planned to legislate the proposed reforms this year. However, in December Senator Sinodinos ...

Nikko AM names global head of Investment

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... for international retail sales and global institutional sales. Hideyuki Omokawa is the new head of Strategic Product Innovation overseeing the development of products on a global scale. He was previously FGI Capital Partners' president. The former UBS ...

Banks' super products set to be next industry battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... competition, as "the insurance component in MySuper is less defined than the investment side and that's where the product innovation will come from."

Voting opens on SelectingSuper's Consumer Choice award

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... ever and almost as good as it gets for the sector. "Combined with the unprecedented level of technological and product innovation happening among superannuation funds and products, superannuation is primed to deliver even more for members in the coming ...

Super assets hit $1.6 trillion, investment returns at 4-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... growth in corporate funds. The strong growth of industry funds relative to other sectors suggests that the product innovation in the retail sector is yet to translate to material impact on the market. Despite the relatively slow growth of SMSFs notwithstanding ...

Annuity sales reinforce solid Challenger result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... and earnings growth. In our annuities "super spending" business, an ageing population, market uncertainty and product innovation are countering any effect of a lower interest rate environment," Benari continued. After buying back 14 million shares during ...

TAL wins Life Company of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... OnePath received theTrauma/Critical Illness Award and CommInsure received the Income Protection Award. The Risk Product Innovation Award was given to MLC for its Risk first Rapid service and CommInsure received the Investment Bond of the Year Award. ...

Super assets up 15% to $1.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... SMSF numbers that went up 36,000 during 2012. The retail sector is, however, responding with unprecedented product innovation that has seen them take the lead over industry funds in new product design built around lower fees in preparation for the phasing ...

Beware complex absolute return funds: Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... the disappointing returns seen from traditional equity funds. While Lonsec welcomes further competition and product innovation in the sector, the research house warns that absolute return funds vary greatly in design, strategy and complexity and are ...

MySuper perceived as re-badging exercise

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
After engaging with the superannuation industry, it is obvious that there are a wide variety of responses to MySuper product design, said Bravura Solutions' head of product. Many funds are just treating MySuper as a chance to re-badge the default scheme ...