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TWU defends mandatory TWU Super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... assistant secretary Michael Caine rejected the notion that mandating employer contributions to TWU Super was a violation of the choice of funds legislation. "We very much believe that is an appropriate exercising of choice," he said. "We believe they ...

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC) over use of the term 'average' in reference to super funds. Both BT Super for Life and ANZ Smart Choice Super have used the word 'average' in recent advertisements without clarifying exactly what they are referring to. One ...

Women in Super scholarship open for applicants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... one of two workshops. The first scholarship is the Professional Development Skills Program, and includes attendance of a choice of three workshops run by rogenSi. The second is the Board Program, which includes a half day workshop run by Women on Boards ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Advice clients don't want managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... Financial Standard's Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence Forum in Sydney on Wednesday. Minimising costs, increasing choice and improving access to direct options were top of Brown's wish list for product providers. She also emphasised the need ...

FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... manufacture and manage funds in each economy. "By increasing cross-border trade of funds, the passport will offer more choice for investors, potentially lowers fees, help create a more competitive Asian industry and improve access to capital and improved ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... advertisements confusing or misleading with very few people understanding the financial content, new research by People's Choice Credit Union reveals. The survey of 1520 people conducted by the Ehrenberg-Bass Marketing Institute found that 70.4% of respondents ...

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... and stable investment team, strong performance culture and disciplined value process convinced us that they were a great choice." Barrow Hanley was founded in 1979 in Dallas, Texas and has been providing value-oriented investment strategies to institutional ...

MAX Preview: Beyond value of advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
One of the key discussions at next week's Financial Standard MAX Forum is the distinct refocusing of marketing offers to the concerns of financial advisers not just as go-to advice experts but as successful business owners. Next Wednesday, the MAX-nominated ...

Firms urged to get ready for SuperStream

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... use SuperStream, an electronic payments system that treats all super contributions in the same way, whether default or choice fund, or a self-managed fund. ATO national program manager for SuperStream Philip Hind said the new system would reduce costs ...