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Super fund satisfaction still poor: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
While super funds' returns might have recovered, member satisfaction certainly hasn't. In fact, a new report shows it's fallen even further. The latest CSBA FEAL Superannuation CX Benchmarking report found 25% of members who had recently engaged with ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Despite the lull in the property and private equity sectors, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) handed in a 10% return for its balanced option following a bumper share market revival. The Super Savings Balanced, which most of the ART's 2.2 million ...

ISPT targets success with revamped leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... new chief investment and development officer, "who will unlock value within the existing portfolio as well as drive a proactive approach to new opportunities." He is responsible for identifying and acquiring investment opportunities and will also lead ...

Spaceship told to cease super, funds distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Spaceship is the first superannuation fund to be slapped with stop orders, which have also been applied to its Voyager Funds series. The orders apply to the Spaceship Earth Portfolio, Spaceship Origin Portfolio, Spaceship Universe Portfolio, and Spaceship ...

Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
APRA and AUSTRAC have agreed to a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) following weakness in the bank's risk management and money laundering controls. APRA said it's acted following several beaches or its prudential standards and a review that ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... cost you. "Most Aussies simply won't have the funds they need to live a comfortable retirement if they don't take a proactive approach to secure their financial future." Despite this, there seems to be hurdles to seeking advice, with the perception of ...

Sales-oriented fear stunts expansion goals: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
New research reveals that the fear of being pushy or appearing to be "salesy" is deterring financial advisers from proactively expanding their client base and increasing their assets under advice. About 43% of the 158 financial advisers based in the ...

Why clients fire their financial adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
New Morningstar research reveals the underlying reasons why clients dump their financial advisers that are not related to costs or investment performance. The survey of US-based clients found three core reasons why they let go of their advisers. The ...

Managed accounts achieve record inflows: IMAP

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
In the six months to 31 December 2022, funds under management (FUM) in managed accounts increased to reach a new high of $144.5 billion, according to the latest data by the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman. This is up 9.8% ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Regulators are prioritising a range of emerging areas of risk across the superannuation industry. Speaking on a panel at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis, ASIC Commissioner ...