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Super members switching options amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Finder's latest survey of superannuation fund members has revealed that 11% have switched to a more conservative risk profile in the past six months in a bid to safeguard their retirement savings. In total, this year has seen almost 20% of super members ...

North adds Cboe access to platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... now available through North. Three key changes have also been made to North's core functionality, including an investment switch capability, a tax estimator, and a new digital consent process, streamlining the fee approval process with advisers. AMP ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... that the notification and website publication requirements have been effective at encouraging members to consider, and switch to, alternative products. It's also asking whether improvements are needed on this front, and whether the consequences have ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... called the annuity the first of its kind in Australia, and said it provides customers with the flexibility to select and switch between multiple investment options. The launch coincides with the Retirement Income Covenant's recent launch. Optimum ...

UK regulator confirms Consumer Duty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... customers to pursue financial objectives. Requirements include ending "rip-off charges and fees", making it as easy to switch or cancel a product as it is to take one out, providing helpful and accessible customer support, providing clear and easily ...

That's a wrap for the BT Wrap

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... next-generation platform, then scale it and ultimately turn off the old technology. But it's not as easy as flicking off one switch," he explained. "We've just hit the end of the financial year and have advertised to market that the user interface ...

Talent shortage impacts demand for regional advice practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
It's a buyer's market for those keen on acquiring a regional financial planning practice - just don't expect to be able to hire for it. According to latest observations from Radar Results, buyers are increasingly preferring to buy in the capital cities ...

Top super funds for ESG revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
New analysis by Rainmaker Information has identified 32 superannuation funds as leaders on ESG principles and strong investment performance. These 32 funds have received Rainmaker's inaugural ESG Leader Rating. In all, Rainmaker Information has ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... opt to partner with product providers. "If I've been with Cbus for 20 years up until I retire, why would I not just switch into their retirement product? Why overcomplicate it with all that other stuff? Their fees, albeit higher than other industry ...

ASIC urges market to improve outage resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
ASIC is calling on market operators and participants to continue implementing and improving the resilience of the Australian equity market during outages. ASIC released the findings of its review into the ASX outage in November 2020 and other incidents ...