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Diversity underscores wealth manager success

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... he added. Brandweiner spoke at the launch of Future IM/Pact, an initiative between Mercer and some of the largest super funds and asset managers, aiming to attract and retain diverse talent across the industry. In the last 20 years, wealth that has risen ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... pricing of professional indemnity insurance and funding terms by financiers, and the due diligence performed by industry super funds considering partnering with advice networks. "Ultimately, we are seeking to assess if licensees are creating and nurturing ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... returns experienced by small SMSFs on average," the report states. Lower costs may be why satisfaction with industry super funds increased across all balance segments in the past 12 months. Overall, 87.5% of members reported feeling satisfied with their ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... products do a slightly better job of separating transaction or activity-dependent costs from ongoing fees and costs. Super funds should therefore group fees and costs that are ongoing separately from those that are dependent on member-initiated transactions ...

AFCA funding lacks transparency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... funding models in its submission. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said there was a "moral and legal obligation" on super funds to ensure that members' savings were not used to fund the resolution of complaints in other areas of the finance sector. ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
The SMSF Association has slammed the Productivity Commission for labelling smaller-sized self-managed super funds as "fundamentally flawed" and for not comparing returns on a level playing field. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's draft ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... Australasia. Rainmaker data estimates that as at June 2017, UN PRI signatories in Australia represented about half of all super funds under management, with the largest super fund signatories being BT Financial Group, AustralianSuper and Colonial First ...

Industry fund grows advice access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... of Investment Trends latest Member Engagement report, which said digital transformation was still challenging for super funds. The report (Investment Trends' fifth annual installment) highlighted the progress made in the digital space by many funds ...

Industry fund signs stewardship code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... code - the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) - VicSuper's signature will soon be joined by other super funds, with the council adding it had received expressions of interest from more than 10 other asset owners. According to ACSI ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... to the fifth round of the Royal Commission manage about $700 billion for more than 10 million Australians. Retail super funds appearing at the Royal Commission will account for more than $280 billion in funds under management or more than 55% of the ...