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NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... administrative efficiency for all stakeholders in the system including funds and employers," he said. In a separate initiative, CBA, Westpac and NAB have partnered to build their own mobile payments wallet after the Australian Competition and Consumer ...

Advice clients demand philanthropic conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Philanthropy is becoming part of the conversation between financial advisers and clients as it's an area increasingly accessible to middle Australians, an estate planning expert says. Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate panning Anna ...

ASIC to target non-compliant advisers and AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
ASIC has outlined its key initiatives for the coming six months, with a specific focus on the conduct of financial advisers and licensees. Releasing its latest enforcement report, the regulator said it will be paying particular attention to financial ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... also expand to more schools and students. More than 32,000 teachers have participated in the ASIC MoneySmart Teaching initiative, reporting an increased capacity to teach financial literacy followed by greater levels of financial literacy knowledge reflected ...

YBR's wealth arm gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Yellow Brick Road's (YBR) wealth business and its digital advice strategies have helped boost the firm's 1H18 performance. In the six months to December, the wealth business reported a 7% increase in revenue to $6.5 million on the prior year. YBR's ...

Industry fund boosts property team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
The co-head of property at JANA Investment Advisers has taken on a leadership role at a $43 billion industry superannuation fund. Rhonda Spagnol is now head of property at Cbus, responsible for strategy development and oversight of the property sector. ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
A $70 billion superannuation fund and one of Australia's largest life insurers have been recognised for commitment to gender equality in the workplace. First State Super and TAL have been named as Employers of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace ...

ANZ adopts life insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
ANZ will be the first bank-owned retail superannuation fund to adopt the voluntary Insurance in Super Code of Practice. ANZ's Smart Choice Super, OnePath MasterFund, Retirement Portfolio Service and Oasis Superannuation MasterTrust will be covered by ...

Class recruits data manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
The former head of client experience at WealthO2 has joined Class to grow the delivery of data feeds to financial advisers. Joining the SMSF administrator as feeds operations manager is Tom Sargent. Sargent joins after 12 months with WealthO2. Sargent ...

Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Suncorp Group is considering all the possible options, including a potential sale of its life insurance business despite a 56% surge in underlying after-tax profit to $39 million reported in its latest financial results. The life insurance arm's strong ...