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FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... provide members with the income streams they need in retirement. "The current retirement income system provides limited choice for managing risks in retirement," the report said. "The system lacks a sufficient range of financial products to help provide ...

HESTA appoints general manager of member advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
HESTA has appointed a general manager of member advice to coordinate its team of superannuation financial planners that provide one-on-one personal advice to members. Tracee Mulvihill started in the role on July and is general manager along with Megan ...

ASX celebrates record revenues

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... advocate regulatory settings that support investors and growth in Australia's financial markets; and be an employer of choice in financial markets.

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... year we will also be introducing HOSTPLUS Life, a life cycle investment option that automatically changes your investment choice in line with your stage of life as determined by your age and retirement horizon." So far the lifecycle model has been popular ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... it's so important to take the time to get to know your insurance cover, and ask the right questions to help you make a choice about what type and level of cover is right for you." ASFA encouraged consumers to go to superguru.com.au, a website it has ...

Hockey wants Sinodinos back

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... replaced by Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Two key policy areas - regarding the role of the Fair Work Commission in the choice of default superannuation funds and the constitution of industry fund boards - have been in limbo ever since Sinodinos stood ...

Sunsuper launches 'online insights community'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... has drawn feedback on product development, customer service, advertising, communications messaging and design, investment choice, and general sentiment. In that time it has attract 2,500 members. Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley said the website ...

IOOF embeds insurance panel to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... new retail insurance offering is further evidence of our commitment to support independently minded advisers with true choice as part of a holistic advice model." Advisers can choose the best policy for their clients and fund the premiums through their ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... years of study. Financial advisers meanwhile it said could qualify "in as little as three days." Consumer activist group CHOICE also submitted to the PJC, arguing along similar lines to AIST and ISA: "Recognising that currently advisers come from a range ...

LGS Super launches DIY option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Local Government Super (LGS) has launched an investment option that allows members to build their own portfolios from a range of LGS-approved investment options. The LGS Do-It-Yourself (DIY) option gives members access to shares from the ASX300, Exchange ...