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Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... FNF has been running Big Super Day Out, a one-stop shop that reunites Indigenous people with their super. About 32 super funds take part to connect with members. In 2018, Big Super Day Out found $14.5 million of Indigenous super in 13 days. "What takes ...

30% Club expands target

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... investment managers and superannuation funds to focus on achieving diversity across the boards of ASX300 companies. "Large super funds and fund managers are leading the way in advocating for gender diversity, based on the belief that companies that are ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... retail counterparts when it comes to financial performance. Latest figures from researcher Roy Morgan show industry super funds continue to skip ahead of retail funds in terms of member satisfaction, with a 4.8 percentage point lead established over ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... likely be helped along by individual member movements, with latest APRA statistics showing the shift in assets across super funds over the last 12 months. Data for the December 2018 quarter shows assets held in industry super funds dropped $23.1 billion ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... of research Alex Dunnin said if successful, the reforms are a real win for consumers. "Many of Australia's leading super funds each have hundreds of thousands of small accounts owned by young people. For these members just starting out in super, if their ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... APRA regulated funds. "90% of the franking credits the Labor Party are seeking to claw back are from self-managed super funds," Robert said. "My cautionary message to you is this. In terms of where we're going on super policy, there couldn't be a (more) ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... the most ground, it's a mixed bag. Richardson says financial services tend to do well in terms of the big banks and super funds taking the lead on gender diversity initiatives. There are reports which say the mining industry lacks in this area, but companies ...

Actuaries Institute welcomes retirement income reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... this level, members are likely to already have longevity protection for at least 80% of their retirement income." Super funds must develop a retirement income strategy for members by 1 July 2020, with the introduction of a retirement income covenant ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... according to new research. The annual Link AGM Snapshot report showed a drop in the influence of proxy advisers, with super funds voting in line with proxy advisers 42.7% of the time and investment managers 25.1%. The report covers the voting outcomes ...

ASIC appeals Westpac Federal Court decision

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... the advice was given." However, in 14 of the 15 calls, the law was breached by the implication that the rollover of super funds into a BT account was recommended. While not dishonest, the product advice was not provided efficiently, honestly and fairly ...