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Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... said. "His expertise will help us to continue delivering innovative solutions to provide Australians with flexibility and choice in retirement, and importantly the confidence to Live Well At Home."

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... choosing investments within super remains a minefield for many working Australians, leading to misinformed choices, or no choice at all. "This is particularly the case in times of severe market uncertainty where strong emotions and behavioural biases ...

CBA sells 55% of CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... vision for CFS to be one of the leading superannuation and investment businesses in Australia, offering members greater choice and better value," CBA chief executive Matt Comyn said. Head of KKR Australia Scott Bookmyer said: "CFS is one of the most ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... their members to withdraw their funds, adding that not withdrawing - if there are other options - is probably the better choice for many Australians. However, $59 billion industry super fund Rest rejected the suggestion, pointing out it has been using ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... asked study participants to choose between two annuity products though, they ran into problems. The consumers found the choice over complicated and showed a preference for not making any choice at all. "There was a huge preference for people to avoid ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... allocation, trustees will be free to offer their members a wide range of risk levels, because we still want a wide variety of choice," Geffin added. "But the difference is the consumer is going to be better empowered to differentiate between the risks ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... reassurance. He also wants to see some relief from regulatory pressures for advisers and says it doesn't have to be a choice between consumer protection and relief. "Even if there was relief, advisers always have a best interests duty obligation ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... retirement could choose to preserve more of their super funds instead of taking account-based pensions and annuities. "This choice allowed retirees an opportunity to offset some of the losses they had incurred through the market falls and strengthen ...

HUB24 wins $1b mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... delivering a high-quality, differentiated wrap-based offer to advisers and clients, with a focus on adviser efficiency, offering choice and value for money. "Importantly, it is expected to substantially address the tax credit issue for the ClearView ...

SMSF Association chair gets new gig

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... leadership team," Heffron managing director Meg Heffron said. "We intend to make Heffron the undisputed SMSF service provider of choice and we know Andrew's energy and experience will help us get there." She added that Hamilton's relationships will prove ...