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HESTA hires former Vanguard head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for the health and community services sector, has made a key appointment within its investments team. Stephen Howard has been appointed general manager, defensives. He was the head of fixed income for Asia Pacific ...

Vanguard UK upends cost of advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... industry charges on average. Vanguard Personal Financial Planning promises to provide high-quality, low cost, retirement-saving advice based on a tiered approach. Support-service levels increase in line with investors' portfolios and as financial ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... market." He added that Wealth Market is focused on helping advisers to grow their businesses while keeping them safe and saving them time. Fabig's appointment, he said, coincides with what Lawler considers to be an inflexion point in the industry. "Advisers ...

Mawhinney banned for 20 years

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
The Federal Court has ruled that Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney cannot fundraise for or advertise financial products for 20 years. The judgement, delivered this morning, ordered that Mawhinney and any of his employees or any companies he is a part ...

EISS Super, TWUSUPER explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
The two industry superannuation funds have signed a memorandum of understanding to weigh a potential merger. If the merger proceeds, the combined fund will have about 130,000 members and $12 billion in funds under management. In a joint statement, the ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Industry Super Australia's modelling found that women from Cairns will retire with almost $40,000 less superannuation than men. These stark figures highlight the need to lift the super rate as legislated from 9.5% to 12%, ISA said. "Women on middle ...

Link Group announces new partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
Link Group has partnered with a retirement specialist to expand its advisory offering for superannuation clients. The new partnership with SuperEd's Retirement Essentials is designed to allow Link to advise super clients on ways to make sure their ...

Super runs out before death: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research claims that the majority of Australians deplete their superannuation savings before death, countering the Retirement Income Review's findings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) claims that most retirees run out ...

Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research from University of Melbourne researchers has identified two reasons why financial advisers don't recommend annuities to their clients. Orford Initiative's latest findings found advisers play a key role in recommending annuities, but face ...

ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has made its first investments in start-ups that help address development challenges in emerging countries, mainly focusing on climate and gender impact. The ADB Ventures Equity Fund, the bank's first investment fund ...