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Average superannuation balances double, female savings lag

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... in 2008. Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said a gap between males and females in fulltime and overall employment is a major reason for the disparity in retirement outcomes. "Despite real gains in employment for women over the ...

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... changes in product prices and domestic employment. While tariffs may have a direct impact on only a very small portion of overall GDP, the negative impact could quickly generalise and produce a widespread decline in consumer confidence." Tariff concerns ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... members as less attractive investments." She said it was shocking to consider its continued prevalence in this day and age. "Overall, self-monitoring and self-reporting have not driven adequate awareness of slavery risks and have allowed poor levels ...

BNP Paribas wins $378bn admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... operating officer Jon Eilbeck said "transferring services, such as fund administration, to outside vendors is part of an overall program to improve the way we operate and service our clients in an efficient and high quality manner." He added this was ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... it's not very smart," he said. "What that [ignoring market benchmarks] means is that we will perform less well than the overall market when the markets are rising very strongly but our main incentive is to perform better when the market is struggling." ...

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... periods, in fact, first quarter growth is so weak it appears to be measuring a different economy altogether compared to overall growth and the three other quarters." CNBC quoted Tom Stark - manager of the Real-Time Data Research Centre at the Federal ...

Unintended consequences for opt-in insurance: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... in annual income to 17.6%. In its Insurance in superannuation report, KPMG recognises other factors will determine the overall outcome of the changes, yet remained concerned about the impact that may result. "However, we remain concerned that these changes ...

Australian Unity creates IFA leadership role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... independent financial adviser channel. He will also lead the development of new products and services to support growth of the overall advice business. Csavas joins from Count Financial where he served on the leadership team, including as acting chief ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... as key reasons behind his appointment. James formerly worked closely with the Funds SA director of strategy to develop overall asset allocations and investment strategies for the fund manager's clients. "We're excited to have someone of Simon's ...

MySuper approaches $650 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... billion as at 31 March 2018, growing 16% in 12 months. It's twice as fast as the 7% growth rate for superannuation overall, Rainmaker noted. Additionally, MySuper now accounts for more than 50% of pre-retirement, APRA-regulated superannuation assets ...