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Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Super fund fees have fallen 40% in the last five years owing to regulatory shifts and technological innovation, but the fall has not unduly impacted providers' bottom lines, according to the latest comprehensive survey of the sector by Rainmaker. The ...

ANZ ETFS listed on HUB24 platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
ANZ ETFS funds have been listed on the HUB24 super menu three months after they listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The joint venture between Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and ETF Securities is the first entry by a big ...

Aussie fintechs sell to grow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
More than 30 Australian and New Zealand financial technology start-ups have put their case forward as to how they can progress the digital expansion of financial services. Speaking in front of prominent investors and industry professionals at the Afiniation ...

Industry funds challenged by lack of in-house advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
Industry superannuation funds lack the strong in-house advice services that have been proven essential to retain members in their retirement phase. Research by Tria Investment Partners shows that there is a strong correlation between the scale of a ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
In a world where beating the benchmark is not enough, investors need to target returns above inflation. Laura Millan asks industry leaders how to succeed in the current economic environment. There was a time when investing was a matter of coming up ...

AMP China Fund changes "too weak": unit holders

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
The largest independent unit holder of the China Growth Fund (AGF) has labeled AMP Capital's effort to reduce the discount "extremely disappointing and too weak." LIM Advisors is directly contacting other unit holders of the fund as it considers that ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
The banking and financial services industry is uniquely placed to suffer most from the wave of digital disruption that is sweeping the world. That's according to Citi managing director of customer experience Linda Duncombe, who opened the Afiniation ...

Financial services only mildly innovative: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
The Australian financial services industry has painted itself as only mildly innovative according to a study by National Australia Bank (NAB). About 39% of small-to-medium enterprises in finance have suggested there is a culture of innovation among ...

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Industry bodies often say people's super savings will not fund a comfortable retirement, but new stats from the US show just how far ahead Australia is. Figures from US researcher Bankrate show that 26% of Americans ages 50 to 54 have no savings. That ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Hostplus chief executive David Elia was recently appointed as a director on the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson confirmed the appointment and said the council was pleased to have ...