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Average Aussie $560k richer with advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
According to the new Value of an Adviser report by Russell Investments, financial advisers deliver value of at least 4.4% or more every year to their clients beyond investment-only advice. Russell's research estimates the average Australian receiving ...

Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... (Newcrest Mining and Evolution Mining), information technology (Altium and Afterpay) and healthcare (CSL and Resmed). Out of the major Australian equity indices, the S&P/ASX 50 delivered the highest returns, while the Small Ordinaries Index had the weakest ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
While not-for-profit funds continue to hold the lions' share of the group insurance market, new research reveals corporate fund members are more likely to take-up default insurance. After examining insurance options available via 220 products, Rainmaker's ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
The Government's move to require superannuation trustees to stop providing opt-out insurance to new members under-25 or with low balance accounts by October 1 has riled Australia's largest fund. Airing the fund's position on the Government's ...

FASEA exam was fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
Less than a third of the financial advisers surveyed in Financial Standard 's spot poll found the inaugural FASEA exam questions difficult, while the majority said it was reasonable. Less than half (44%) of the survey participants said the questions ...

NZ Super Fund invests in hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... ownership." Lockwood Property Group's Steve Lockwood said the significant opportunity for future growth in the sector was a major motivation for the deal. "The partnership provides a unique set of skills which will enable us to capitalise on the opportunities ...

AFCA delivers $83 million win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has collected over $83 million for consumers and small businesses in just six months. In its first six months of operations, AFCA received over 35,000 complaints and 60% of those have already been resolved. ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... chief executive Martin Fahy is also weighing in, and says the review "will not tell us much more than the other 25 or so major inquiries touching upon super in the last 10 years." He adds that a refreshing approach would be for Government to make reforms ...

ETFs cross $50bn, fixed income leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
Aussie investors were keen on fixed income ETFs but cooled off on currency and commodities ETFs in the first half, as strong inflows and buoyant markets pushed the total FUM over the $50 billion mark. ETFs attracted $4.4 billion in net inflows in the ...

APRA sticks to rigid member outcomes deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The prudential regulator has set high expectations for trustees to meet the inaugural annual outcomes assessment, which is less than six months away. While consultation for prudential standard Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) is underway ...