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Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Customer expectations have irrevocably shifted in the era of "service aggregation" and super funds ignore this at their peril, according to Telesign chief executive Aled Miles. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference ...

Former adviser receives jail sentence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
A former financial adviser was sentenced to seven years imprisonment following charges brought by ASIC. Darren Wise, formerly of Rhodes New South Wales, pleaded guilty to one count each of forgery and using forged documents fraud. Wise will be eligible ...

Advisers drive annuities growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Greater education and understanding of the benefits annuities can play in retirement has seen Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap total funds under management exceed $535 million. Head of retail sales at Colonial First State Laird Abernethy ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Cbus has been working with Willis Towers Watson to assess how effectively the fund is doing their primary job: preparing members for retirement. The $34 billion industry super fund has worked with the consultant in the development of a Retirement Income ...

Company director jailed after mishandling funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
A former Gold Coast company director has been jailed for four years after he pleaded guilty to mishandling millions of dollars of company funds. Frederick Hansen pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court to two counts of dishonestly using his position ...

Suncorp CFO says financial services disenfranchised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Big businesses need to stop using government delay and political uncertainty as an excuse for deferred investment, according to Suncorp chief financial officer Steve Johnston. Speaking on the disconnect between government and business at a Trans-Tasman ...

Multi-asset expectations fall: Zenith

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Investment managers are reducing their return expectation across a broad range of asset classes as quantitative easing and other interventionist policies continue to have an impact on investment markets. Zenith Investment Partners' latest Multi Asset ...

Adviser Network sets focus on super consolidation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Adviser Network has unveiled a new super consolidation tool in a bid to curb the growth of unclaimed superannuation in Australia. To help address the issue, Adviser Network has developed SuperFusion Plus, a simple super consolidation tool which allows ...

ANZ improves OneCare for advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
ANZ is enhancing its life insurance cover OneCare as part of the bank's "strengthened commitment" to financial advisers. OneCare will offer adviser and client improvements through three key updates including greater funding flexibility, improved client ...

Managed accounts boost income by 77%: case study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
A recent case study from Mason Stevens shows a way financial advisers can use managed accounts to improve a client's retirement income. The case study uses the example of a pre-retiree couple with a combined superannuation balance of $1 million invested ...