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Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
Offering a choice of superannuation fund to more Australian workers doesn't mean they will exercise the opportunity, nor make any better long-term investment decision. This was one of several views presented by REST Industry Super in its submission ...

FPA hires professional standards, advocacy manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed a professional standards and advocacy manager to strengthen its policy team. Benjamin Marshan was previously associate director of wealth management advisory at KPMG Australia for over a year. Before ...

Super funds must ramp cyber protections

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
An alleged cyber attack on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology this week reaffirms the vital importance of chief information officers and stringent security systems at superannuation funds. Two financial services consulting firms released reports in ...

AMP Capital appoints account management head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
AMP Capital has appointed a new head of account management. Marsha Beck started in the new role on 9 November 2015 and reports to head of Australia and New Zealand Clients, Craig Keary. Beck previously worked for Challenger where she was most recently ...

Multi-asset funds rated high but risk disappointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
In light of growing popularity among advisers, research houses have reviewed multi-asset strategies and awarded them high ratings, but warned that they are most at risk of "return disappointment." Morningstar's latest Sector Wrap-Up for multi-asset ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
An increasing downward pressure and competition on superannuation fees may force super funds to become more passive in their investment strategies and potentially impair members' retirement savings. REST Industry Super chair Ken Marshman expressed this ...

Zurich launches planner client survey tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Zurich has launched Wealth Index, a client-facing survey tool part of its robo-advice offering. Wealth Index is integrated into Zurich's Adviser Flipchart program, which, as reported in Financial Standard on July 15, allows advisers' clients to project ...

AFA awards deadline looms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for submissions for its Adviser and Practice of the Year awards before the July 17 deadline. The Adviser of the Year award is based on adviser performance, practice business performance, professionalism ...

Fat Prophets partners with OneVue

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... wider goal to reach and understand Generation X and Y investors. Speaking about Super Prophets, OneVue head of product Brett Marsh said: "Our strategic relationship with Fat Prophets, as well as the more recent launch of GURU with Yellow Brick Road ...

AFA looking for next adviser of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with Zurich to launch the 2015 Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year awards. As a result, the AFA is now searching for advisers who, according to chief executive Brad Fox, it "not only [rates] ...