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WA Super awards admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... provider. SuperChoice will provide SuperStream services to the $3.5 billion fund with 60,000 members from April. WA Super is the third super fund client SuperChoice has on-boarded in the last two months. WA Super general manager client services Paul ...

Insto licensees still bleeding talent

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... swapped their licensee in 2016-17 - and 56% of these either stayed in or migrated to non-institutional options. Another third of those 2100 advisers migrated to institutional licensees, but given that the majority were moving in the other direction ...

SMSFs investing restrictions unfair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... than half (51%) of readers believe SMSFs bear the brunt of numerous government restrictions and regulation - more than a third (38%) of these strongly agree this is unwarranted. In last year's Federal Budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison announced new measures ...

Advisers no longer standing still on social media

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... higher than the previous year. He added 59% of Australians access social media every day or most days with more than one-third checking social media five plus times per day. And this is why better social media strategies make sense, according to Loneragan. ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... superannuation and retirement advice is the most common type of financial advice sought by consumers. It represents about one-third of the $4.6 billion in annual financial planning revenue. Industry Fund Services chief executive Cath Bowtell says she ...

Financial services data breaches recorded

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... outlined the top five industry sectors that reported breaches in the quarter. Finance (including superannuation) sits at third on the list, behind health service providers and legal, accounting and management services. The report also described the types ...

AIA Australia spearheads mental health law reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... an ageing population and shrinking workforce, Mu added. Based on AIA Australia data, mental health issues represent the third largest claims, sitting behind cancer and musculoskeletal conditions. More than $153 million was paid out for mental health ...

SMSF pool still ripe for financial advice: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Self-managed super fund trustees seeking financial advice jumped 6% last year, and they are hungry for further advice, according to AMP Capital research. Sixty-three per cent of SMSF trustees told AMP Capital they would entertain further financial advice ...

Optimo adds SMSF modelling to platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... Financial chief executive Hugh Bannister said for too long advisers have relied on cumbersome, multi-module programs and third-party paraplanning services. "The self-managed super fund generation is demanding a comprehensive strategy consistent with ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... "The first is the strong growth in employment." "The second theme is a pick-up in non-mining business investment." "The third theme is an improvement in business conditions, as reported in surveys." "The fourth theme has been slow growth in wages." While ...