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Aussies unsure about super contributions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
More than 70% of Australians don't know the superannuation guarantee rate, highlighting a difficulty in producing comfortable retirements as people are unaware of what they're contributing in the lead up. Sunsuper's 2016 Australian Employee Insights ...

MFSIM execs use $143.5m in client money to repay debts

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Five former executives of MFS Investment Management (MFSIM), now known as ACN, have been found liable for breaching their directors' and officers' duties by the Supreme Court of Queensland. The MFS Group, subsequantly known as Octaviar, collapsed in ...

Banned SMSF adviser charged for misappropriating $1.8m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
An SMSF property adviser has been charged with 31 counts of deception following an ASIC investigation. George Nowak was the director of EJ Property Developments, formerly Charterhill. According to ASIC's findings, he misappropriated $1.8 million in ...

ASIC orders HSBC remediation plan for "deficient" advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from HSBC Bank Australia concerning "potentially deficient advice" provided on retail structured products. The advice in question was provided between January 2009 and March 2013, affected 464 out of ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Australians are again showing a wide-held belief they won't be able to afford their dream retirement, nor do they understand how to best fund their retirement. Suncorp's Attitudes to Superannuation report, released today, reveals more 55% of Australians ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Institutional investors worldwide are turning to objective and factor-based investment approaches, such as smart beta, to meet their investment goals given the global low interest rate environment. This is one of the findings of State Street Global ...

Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Contrary to the consensus view that older Australians are tired with super policy tinkering, a new survey of predominantly baby boomers shows that people are open to changes to the rules that promote fairness and contribute to the system's overall sustainability. ...

Sunsuper overhauls TPD cover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... help to get job-ready: 69% wanted assistance in vocational rehabilitation, retraining or up-skilling and 66% wanted help finding a job," Britton said. Britton added the new tailored product "means that most of our members will see an average reduction ...

More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... said, the research also shows SMSF members are highly knowledgeable about running their own super fund, and the numeracy finding may be explained by age, as well as members under or over-rating their skillsets. Presenting at a recent Centre for International ...

Technology and collaboration to drive financial advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australians want more collaboration with their financial advisers but only 21% are getting in touch monthly, according to new research from Salesforce. According to the Salesforce Connected Investor report, 77% of Australian respondents listed collaboration ...