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BetaShares calls for universal pension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
BetaShares has proposed that Australia adopt a system that would provide a pension to everyone, funded by superannuation contributions. The proposal was made in the company's submission to the Australian Treasury as part of its consultation with market ...

Your Super, Your Choice debate heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
The Financial Services Council and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees aired some grievances about the planned Your Superannuation, Your Choice legislation. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said while the FSC broadly supports the new ...

What people really think about life commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
New research from MetLife suggests that financial advisers should consider multiple payment structures to meet client needs. The MetLife Client-Adviser Relationship Report looked at what clients want from financial advice and life insurance. The research ...

Industry fund members targeted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Members of a $6 billion industry superannuation fund are being targeted by aggressive cold calls pushing them to roll over their super into another fund. TWUSUPER has shared that some of its members have received unwanted phone calls from salespeople ...

Advisers serious about licensee due diligence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Financial advisers are now meeting with as many as 10 licensees before choosing a new home. This is according to HUB24 dealer group Paragem, which said advisers have doubled down on due diligence when it comes to selecting a new licensee, interviewing ...

Adviser moves show industry upheaval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
Rainmaker analysis of ASIC Financial Adviser Register data has revealed hundreds of movements across advice dealer groups in just the last three months. From July to October end, Commonwealth Financial Planning lost over 100 advisers, going from 568 ...

Super fund adviser numbers swell

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
Superannuation funds have added about 250 directly employed advisers in the three years to March, with State Super in the lead, according to Rainmaker Research. The super industry now directly employs 969 registered advisers, up from 713 advisers at ...

Portfolio manager departs LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
One of Australia's oldest global shares LICs is bidding farewell to its portfolio manager who is leaving the manager after 19 years to pursue other opportunities. Franklin Templeton announced Peter Wilmshurst's departure from the company earlier this ...

What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Five years ago, fund managers considered an asset consultant's staff as their most important attribute but in 2019 they attach more importance to their research, says Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors asked fund managers of their views of asset consultants ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
New consumer group Super Consumers Australia has marked its launch with a swipe at MySuper products and the superannuation lobby. The consumer group said its research shows the superannuation system "put over 170,000 people into a poor performing super ...