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Superannuation a mystery to students: survey

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
A new survey has revealed a "startling knowledge gap" in super, with close to half of Australian students knowing little to nothing about superannuation. Student Super's survey also found that 42% percent of the polled students were unsure about ...

Government needs to rethink CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
The government should abandon the Retirement Income Covenant proposed last year, if it can't sufficiently remediate its flaws by the deadline, the Productivity Commission says in the final report. Treasury has already extended the deadline on Comprehensive ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found. The regulator documented consumers' complaints journey across financial services and life insurance to find staff of ...

AIST awards innovative achievements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees recognised excellence and innovation in communication and member engagement at its recent annual Awards for Excellence. UniSuper took out the Best Digital Award (over $40,000 spend) for a campaign ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott admitted the bank did not disclose to its shareholders or staff that three of its senior executives had their variable pay held back in FY18 on account of compliance issues. Elliot's own variable remuneration was ...

Chatbots will move from consumer finance to corporate: BAML

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes chatbot technologies could have applications in the wholesale and corporate side of banking as customers demand better ways to interact. Speaking at a SIBOS session in Sydney, Bank of America Merrill Lynch treasury ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Financial advisers must band together to support their peers who are struggling to cope with the immense change occurring in the industry. Speaking at the AFA National Adviser Conference, Mindstar chief executive Aaron Williams said an increasing number ...

Zurich launches new adviser portal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Zurich is phasing out its desktop quoting software ZXpress and ZLife platform to make way for a more efficient online portal for advisers. The Zurich Adviser Portal gives advisers a single login to access underwriting quotes, track client application ...

ASIC hires from Link Group

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
ASIC has hired a senior specialist in its investment managers and superannuation team from Link Group, the two parties confirmed. Melissa Birks was Link Group's in industry initiatives manager. She had been in the role since 2016. Prior to this, she ...

Former Macquarie advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
Two former Macquarie financial advisers received ASIC bans for dishonest conduct, including deliberate attempts to mislead the institution's compliance team. Mark Alexander Landau and Marcus Roderick Campbell have both been banned from providing financial ...