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Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee, which is set to ratchet up to 12% by 2025. According to independent research undertaken by UMR, Australians are mostly unaware of both the current SG rate, and its scheduled increase to 12%. "Research ...

How to lose a mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... gaining traction among institutional investors in triggering unplanned reviews of external investment mandates, says new research. CoreData surveyed 117 institutional investors from around the globe in a bid to understand the relationships between institutional ...

Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... consumer access to affordable disability cover in the future. The institute commissioned KPMG to compile a comparative research report named Disability Income, An International Comparison. Actuaries Institute chief executive Elayne Grace said: "This ...

Old boys, girls clubs dominate boards

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... dissatisfied with their roles, blaming a lack of transparency, professional and peer support for their frustrations. The new research, commissioned by advocacy and director placement group Women on Boards (WOB), found many board members had a negative ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... hold multiple licenses and/or registration to be able to provide one piece of advice." The advocacy body highlighted research it had produced which found almost 90% of accountants in practice find the compliance burden of differing legislative frameworks ...

Robo-advice to be worth US$1.4 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
The value of robo-advice will surpass the US$1.4 trillion mark in 2020, according to new research. LearnBonds.com is predicting robo-advice will become worth US$1.4 trillion globally, jumping by 47% year on year. By 2023, it predicts assets managed ...

Industry split over super fee hike

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... fee' that amounted to an additional $102.50 per year for some members in its FirstWrap Personal Super product. Rainmaker research shows that AustralianSuper's overall fees remain comparatively low. In 2019 the fund ranked 14 of 99 MySuper offerings ...

Retail funds outperform, but industry funds dominate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Latest research shows retail super funds hit back in 2019, outperforming industry super funds across the year as impact of a tough final quarter in 2018 begins to fade. New analysis from Rainmaker published by SelectingSuper shows retail super funds ...

Wealth manager makes senior appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... in financial services Paul has managed teams across private wealth, funds management, capital markets and investment research, having previously been a top-rated research analyst over a decade at Goldman Sachs JBWere." Ryan, who takes over the reins ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... weighed into the ongoing debate over the necessity of the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee. In a new research paper, Grattan claims workers "overwhelmingly" pay for increases to the super guarantee through lower wages. According to ...