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Lifecycle now MySuper mainstream: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... average have an account balance that is 11% lower than single strategy members. "It is only in the final few years before retirement that single strategy regains its edge, reflecting that, in retrospect, some lifecycle products perhaps derisk too quickly," ...

OnePath tops Fat Cat super fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... hire so-called "expert" investment consultants to pick a range of active fund managers to invest their members' retirement savings," Stockspot said. "Unfortunately, these investment consultants and active fund managers take a nice big juicy fee from ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... the survey, which is a belief that demand for financial planning will increase in the years to come as interest in retirement planning grows. A whopping 82% of CFPs think demand will grow in the next five years, largely driven by those preparing for ...

Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... Younger fund members, perhaps unsurprisingly, had the lowest agreement with the notion that their fund empowered them for retirement - with 31% disagreeing with the notion entirely. Contact with a super fund appeared to make a difference in a member's ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant, Challenger launched a market-linked annuity to its Liquid ...

AustralianSuper makes first local digital infra deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... occasion by saying he will "relentlessly pursue the results that help members achieve their best financial position in retirement". "Ensuring Australians who are members of AustralianSuper have more money to fund their retirement is the absolute focus ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The nation's largest superannuation fund has called for fresh thinking on what retirement means, as Australia grapples with an ageing workforce. October 1 is International Day for Older Persons and $200 billion AustralianSuper marked the occasion by ...

Magellan director steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
A long standing non-executive director at Magellan Financial Group has announced his retirement from the board. Paul Lewis first joined the board in 2006 and was also chair of the remuneration and nominations committee and a member of the audit and ...

AFA names Great Advice Awards winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... Australian winner for building trust with a client who had previously received poor advice. Sunsuper head of advice and retirement Anne Fuchs said: "We were proud to support the AFA Great Advice awards in 2021 and would like to congratulate all the winners ...

Carolyn Colley joins Milford board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... chief operating officer of wealth management at St. George Bank, head of BT Wrap at BT Financial Group and head of retirement product operations at Bankers Trust Company. She is also an independent non-executive director of the subsidiary settlement ...