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The cost of mental illness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... that could help Australia and the economy from a productivity perspective if we were to improve the mental health of Australians," Lydon explained. Lydon said investment in mental health would have benefits for the Australian economy broadly. "This report ...

AFCA delivers $185m in compensation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... complainant. Banks won out for the most complained about financial institutions in the country, followed by general insurers. Australians are making an average of 200 complaints a day, with AFCA receiving 73,272 complaints in total. This represents a ...

Link Advice partners with $12bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... your retirement savings, and Link Advice believes strongly in making this advice accessible and affordable for all Australians," McPherson said.

AustralianSuper adds former PwC partner to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has appointed a former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner as a director to its board, after Don Russell moved to chair last month. Claire Keating has over 25 years of experience as a chartered accountant, specialising ...

Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... much trust in their fund to act in their best interests as they do the big banks. According to Qantas Super, 60% of Australians trust their super fund to act in their best interests. Meanwhile, 54% of people trusted banks to act in their best interest ...

Industry fund awards $200mn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... healthcare sector, with the ISPT mandate. The fund, which manages the retirement savings of more than half of all Australians working in the health and community services sector (HACS), will use the trust to invest across the healthcare sector, from ...

AustralianSuper appoints group executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has announced two group executive appointments to newly created roles. Paul Schroder is taking the role of AustralianSuper's chief risk officer. He was most recently the group executive, strategy brand and reputation ...

WiseTech short could impact super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
Several superannuation funds could get caught in the crosshairs after a short report on WiseTech by J Capital has seen shares in the key Australian tech stock plummet. AustralianSuper, for example, has a $4.2 million holding in WiseTech. Australian ...

Super fund adviser numbers swell

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
Superannuation funds have added about 250 directly employed advisers in the three years to March, with State Super in the lead, according to Rainmaker Research. The super industry now directly employs 969 registered advisers, up from 713 advisers at ...

SMSFs can meet aspirational lifestyle: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
Latest research shows a significant proportion of Australians with self-managed super funds are set to retire with enough savings to fund lavish retirement lifestyles. SMSF actuarial certificate supplier Accurium claims many retirees with self-managed ...