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Super fund redesigns insurance offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
An $8 billion superannuation fund has opened a tender for its new life insurance offering, one which aims to comply with the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice well ahead of the 2021 deadline. Tasplan chief operations officer Nick ...

What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Looking beyond 2020, netwealth technical services head Keat Chew said financial advisers must consider the prospect of small tax increases on superannuation earnings and lump sum payments. Speaking at a recent netwealth CPD event in Sydney, Chew took ...

Optimum Pensions appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Optimum Pensions, a new entrant to the retirement income segment has tapped top industry talent to run its white label offering. Peter Rowe is moving into the newly-created role of general manager. He was initially hired as manager, business development. ...

Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
A former head of adviser solutions at Morningstar Australasia is taking on a newly created role at Milliman. Andrew Whelan has been appointed as director, adviser services at the actuarial firm. He will be responsible for spearheading the development ...

Mercer appoints head of superannuation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Mercer has named its new head of superannuation for the Pacific region. Darren Stevens joins Mercer from Bravura Solutions, where he was director, product management and strategy for five years. Before that his roles have included Bravura's head of ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

MyRetirement products too pricey for super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Delay in progress on the development of MyRetirement (CIPRs) products may not be due to a lack of initiative from superannuation funds but rather reluctance around expenditure. A running point of discussion at the recent Conference of Major Superannuation ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation. Available on Google Home devices, Talk to MLC answers 15 common questions members ask: such as how to open an MLC account, find lost super and change investment ...

Super calculators given further ASIC relief

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Deferment of several superannuation reforms until July 2019 means providers of super and retirement calculators have an extension to comply with a requirement that they must account for inflation. ASIC has postponed the commencement of this requirement ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
Financial advisers must understand their respective practices will face increased pressure and industry disruption if they fail to properly account for the fundamentals of client longevity. This is the view of Russell Investments managing director of ...