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Super funds must prioritise member experience: Consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... 2018 IQ Group survey, most members engage with their funds via Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. "From website navigation to page consistency and device compatibility, superannuation funds are judged on all parameters. It's almost ...

Super fund members eye change

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... app usage jumped in the last two years across all demographics (28%, up from 19% in 2021), surpassing the super fund's website as the top interaction channel. "Members' emphatic demand for highly intuitive, mobile-first, interactions underscore the importance ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government has delivered its second budget since coming into office last year, and as expected, cost of living support has featured prominently. So what has treasurer Jim Chalmers included in the 2023 federal budget when it comes to spending ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
ASIC will tighten its scrutiny of greenwashing as part of the Labor government's crackdown on protecting investors against investment scams and other misconduct from product issuers. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers bolstered ASIC enforcement activity ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... about the transaction other than that it will finalise later this year. PPM, also know as BT Private Portfolio as per its website, offers individually managed accounts. It is distinct from BT's overall managed accounts business. "The addition of PPM ...

High Court rejects Mayfair 101 plea

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... international travel ban that had been placed on Mawhinney in August 2020 and reinstated in September 2022. The Mayfair 101 website states the group is relaunching this year, stating: "Mayfair 101 is preparing for the relaunch of its international private ...

Illegal early release of super sees director banned

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
Gold Coast director Darren Edden-Brown has been banned by ASIC for eight years for promoting and assisting in the illegal release of superannuation. The corporate regulator found that while sole director of home buying firm Enigma, Edden-Brown had wrongfully ...

ASIC warns super funds on member communication failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
Superannuation funds that fail the performance test downplay their results and obfuscate members from understanding critical information, according to the corporate regulator. ASIC has criticised super funds that failed the performance test two years ...

YFYS recommendations not enough: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... investment, is consistent with the recommendation in our submission to Treasury and the time periods used on the MoneySmart website and product dashboards for MySuper products," Scheerlinck said. "Although applying the test to trustee-directed products ...

Financial Advice Association Australia officially launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... Garcia and Shaun McDonagh sit on the new board. FPA and AFA members can renew their memberships in May. All branding, website and membership activity will fully transition under the FAAA branding by June 30. "I urge all members to renew with the new ...