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Women have suffered greater financial loss post-pandemic: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... build what wealth they do have. "There is a risk this all comes together to leave women short-changed when they come to later life." On a slightly positive note, Cameron added: "We are seeing in recent years that women are increasingly taking control ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... designation of the resulting association and the AFA's Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) and Chartered Life Practitioner courses would cease to be offered, though would still be recognised and supported. Anderson said: "There are very ...

Data demonstrates success of compulsory super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... revealed older Australians have felt the benefits of the compulsory super system. "It is truly a guarantee for a better later life, the report shows us 90% of retirees have used super as their main source for accumulating retirement capital," he said. ...

Four MySuper products fail for second time: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
Five MySuper products have failed the second annual MySuper performance test, with four of them failing for a second time. The product that failed this year's performance test for the first time is Westpac Group Plan MySuper. Westpac must now identify ...

Pretium Partners lands down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... recently as executive director, corporate finance for Jones Lang Lassale. Prior, she was the head of alternatives at Tongyang Life Insurance, Korea's fifth largest life insurer, and, earlier in her career, was hired as one of the founding members ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The industry has welcomed Michelle Levy's draft reform proposals, saying the consultation paper released today provides "a sensible roadmap" and a way forward. The Quality of Advice Review consultation paper was released this afternoon, outlining ...

Hostplus expands Industry Fund Services mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... Gervasoni said. "We're absolutely thrilled to be selected as Hostplus' partner to bring its next-generation advice model to life."

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... Bernie Dean said: "Industry super fund investments in local unlisted assets don't just deliver a more financially secure life in retirement for members but are increasingly linked to the future health of our economy." "By investing in things like ...

Findex names co- chief executives amid plans to grow wealth capabilities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... continuing my strong partnership with Tony to drive the business on its next stage of growth." The leadership model will bring to life Findex's vision of an integrated wealth and accounting offering while taking advantage of the restructuring of ...