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CareSuper leads super satisfaction

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... shrugged off its recent administration struggles to become the super fund with the most satisfied members. Latest Roy Morgan research shows CareSuper has the highest current satisfaction rating among Australia's super funds, despite well-publicised issues ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... sell-off, however more than a third are disappointed with their performance during the downturn. That's according to research coming out of global investment consultant bfinance, which surveyed 260 investors from 28 countries, with total assets totally ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... marriage than 12 months ago. Explaining how it anticipates the pandemic will impact Australia's super funds, the research firm said funds would be forced to cut costs as the asset-based fees or indirect costs charged to their investment portfolio ...

Early super access impact double Treasury estimates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... implications of the government's early access to super initiative has seen the estimated cost of the measures almost double. Research house Rice Warner has assessed the impact of the government's decision to allow Australians suffering financial stress ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... Mac (1.95% for six months), Arab Bank (1.9% for six months), and Bank of Us (1.85% for seven months). RateCity.com.au research director Sally Tindall said that while term deposits no longer provide investors with stellar returns, they still are better ...

Trust in advisers lifts as pandemic fear ensues

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... trusted source of information surrounding the impacts of COVID-19, above government sources and the media, according to research coming out of MLC Wealth. It's a key finding of a survey of over 1600 MLC clients and members of the general public. ...

Challenger general manager jumps to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
It's reunion time at Yarra Capital Management, as Challenger's general manager of national accounts, research and platforms joins the team to work with an old colleague. Yarra Capital Management has hired Rommel Hacopian as a distribution manager ...

Super fund warns self-employed of early release risks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... warned its members about the downside of accessing super early if they are left unemployed as a result of COVID-19. ASFA research shows that 20% of self-employed people have no super savings at all and retire with 50% less super than those who are not ...

Global hiring freeze for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... source told Reuters that the hiring freeze would likely last for a few weeks. A recent National Australia Bank market research note said unemployment is likely to continue to rise following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdown. "More recent ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
New research reveals that nine in 10 Australians believe the finance sector has a key role to play in generating positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for the nation. The study comes out of Australian Ethical and Responsible Investment ...