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Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
New research shows superannuation funds with females holding an executive position continue to outperform male counterparts. Of the 50 super funds analysed in Rainmaker's annual W-Index, one-third of leadership roles such as chairs of the board ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... a holistic approach to finance and addressing the cultural injustices we have had through generational change, which is a big change for Indigenous financial education. Sally Surgeon, head of client services, Northern Trust Q: Do you think you've ...

Adviser levy to increase by 160%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... 2019-20, the group alleges this funding is needed due to the supervision and remediation of historic advice deficiencies at the big banks. The advice bodies are calling for the government to review the industry funding model, reduce the levy, fund ASIC ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Another budget, another increase in government spending. In his Budget speech on March 3, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak prefaced his delivery of more manna from the government by stressing the damage the coronavirus has done to the UK economy. ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... continues to deter overseas travel, many retirees are shifting this budget onto domestic travel, home improvements and other big-ticket items such as furniture and appliances. "As a greater number of people ventured out of their homes in search of a ...

AMP launches new intra-fund advice offer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... comes in, arming members with important information about the changes they can make now, even small ones, that can amount to big benefits later in life." The new offering will sit within AMP's Super Simple Advice intra-fund advice service and will be ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
Attendees of the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum in Sydney have been reassured that Australia's economic recovery has not just been good - it's been very good. That's according to La Trobe Financial chief investment officer and ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... Australia's now "A number one, top of the list, head of the heap, king of the hill..." Sinatra was, of course, singing about the Big Apple (New York) but comparing apples with apples, Australia's 1.1% contraction in the year to the December 2020 ...

Super fund halves admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... MySuper administration fees by a whopping 50%, dropping to $52 per year from $104. "We know the fees you pay today can make a big difference to what you end up with in retirement. That's why we work hard to find ways to keep our fees low," the fund said. ...

Colonial Super Retirement Fund rejigs managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Colonial Super Retirement Fund and CMLA options have made changes including external managers for nearly 45 options. The changes are effective April 2021 and apply to 19 products available via Colonial Super Retirement Fund and other products issued ...