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Super funds must prioritise member experience: Consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... innovate are likely to provide better member experiences," Bathi said. He also said social media continues to be the top choice of members for engaging with their superannuation funds. According to a 2018 IQ Group survey, most members engage with their ...

Hostplus surpasses $100bn in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... five, seven, 10, 15, and 20 years in our MySuper Balanced option, Hostplus is increasingly becoming the lifetime fund of choice for many Australians," Elia said. It is also the result of several mergers, including with Club Super, Intrust Super, and ...

Mine Super to close Choice option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The industry fund is shuttering one of its Choice investment options that was recently highlighted by APRA as an underperformer. Following a review of its Super investment menu, Mine Super is closing its Conservative Balanced Choice option later this ...

Uptick in adviser numbers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... with 989 advisers. Together, they hold 14% of the market. The platform most frequently used by advisers are Colonial First Choice, BT Panorama and Macquarie Warp, Perpetual WealthFocus, North and Asgard.

Lumiant acquires longevity app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Lumiant has acquired an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Chicago-based Genivity, deemed a health analysis and longevity optimiser (HALO), will integrate into Lumiant's ...

YFYS sanctions don't help existing members: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... yesterday's heatmaps from APRA, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said it's clear that closing funds to new members is a Choice sector business model, not a punishment. The Choice heatmaps revealed two thirds of products that are closed to new members ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... down from Gold to Silver. On the global bond option, Morningstar said: "PIMCO ESG Global Bond continues to be a superior choice for implementing environmental, social, and governance principles into a globally diversified fixed-interest portfolio, though ...

Insignia reports advice outflows, adviser losses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... enhance our proprietary Evolve platform ahead of the next phase of simplification, while enhancements to the ANZ Smart Choice Super product suite demonstrate out focus on process efficiencies and environmental responsibility," Insignia chief executive ...

Equity Trustees, OnePath dominate choice heatmap failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
A host of Equity Trustees and OnePath options once again dominated the worst-performing and most expensive Choice products in APRA's newly published heatmap results. Of the 407 options with an eight-year return history APRA analysed, 182 or 45% ...

Link to offer Allianz Retire+ solution to super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... solutions like AGILE," McGrath said. "To truly tailor unique retirement paths for members, we believe super funds also need choice." McGrath said this means identifying and providing access to a selection of product solutions, digital tools and services ...