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Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... that the younger member cohort, who are likely to be most impacted by 'stapling' within YFYS, typically do not actively engage with their fund, rate their fund lower across key [customer experience] metrics, and are more likely to switch funds in the ...

Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The funds management industry, along with policymakers, must improve classifications of sustainable funds to prevent greenwashing, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report said that $20 trillion ...

Milestone Group launches valuation tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
BNY Mellon subsidiary Milestone Group has launched a back-office solution that aims to accurately value securities. Fair Value Control can be used by administration and compliance teams to help reduce operational risk, improve governance and provide ...

JANA makes senior appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... Associates, an independent NFP investment consultancy. In this role, he assisted NFP boards and investment committees to engage with their investment managers. Prior to starting Mercury Associates, Fernando worked as a private client manager for National ...

Aussies stick with DIY advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... or investments to justify it. Just 12% are using a financial adviser; another 9% used an adviser in the past, planned to engage one or engaged a robo-advice platform. Among the advised population, those aged 30-39 were the most likely to have increased ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on super funds to seriously consider climate change risks and commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a new discussion paper. Climate change risk highlights mitigation strategies ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... field in older age. It includes a series of tools that employers can use to assist those transitioning to retirement or to engage with older employees. "With the significant demographic shift towards older Australians in our community, businesses are ...

New leadership at Zurich Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
Zurich Life & Investments has made three senior leadership appointments to its group insurance team. Francis Burgess will join Zurich Life & Investments in the newly created role of head of pricing, group insurance. He joins from TAL, where he was head ...

CFS adds to managed account offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... they want easier ways to invest client funds in line with our independent manager research. Now they have a pathway to engage in those 'best ideas' from our research team," Ramrakha said. "Advisers can now select the best solution for their practice ...

JPMorgan Chase acquires financial planning platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
JPMorgan Chase is set to acquire a financial planning platform focused on the needs of college students and their families. The platform, Frank, currently serves more than five million students at over 6000 institutions across the US. It caters to those ...