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Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Less than one in 10 super fund members are confident they will be able to finance their retirement, the latest research from Investment Trends shows. The research firm's 2016 Member Sentiment and Communications Report shows less than 10% of members ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
The retirement savings of retail super fund members could be diminished by $20,000 as a result of retail and bank-owned funds delaying the transition of members into default MySuper products. Research conducted by Rainmaker Information and commissioned ...

Client needs to drive transitioning businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Advisers must understand the needs of their clients in order to identify the best means of achieving business sustainability in light of recent MDA class order revisions, according to Mason Stevens. The managed accounts provider welcomed the reforms ...

Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Superannuation fund disclosure is under a spotlight for the second time in as many weeks. This time the focus is centred on super funds' investment portfolios with a survey from activist group Market Forces showing 86% of Australians want to know where ...

Equip readies full robo advice roll-out

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Equip is piloting its robo-investment service, Equip MyMoney, with a select group of members, with release to all members planned by the end of the month. Equip MyMoney is the fund's custom-built superannuation version of Clover.com.au's automated investment ...

Adviser commitment to tech relationships falling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Technology providers can no longer consider their relationships with financial planners secure as more planners look for lower cost and comprehensive solutions, according to Investment Trends. In its thirteenth year, the May 2016 Planner Technology ...

Cashwerkz offers paperwork relief

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Online platform, Cashwerkz, has launched to the wider Australian market in the hopes of assisting financial advisers and SMSF consumers manage their term deposits more easily. The Cashwerkz platform aims to offer users a quick and easy way to research ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Index provider FTSE Russell has launched a low carbon energy (LCE) data model which tracks the "green revenues" of companies comprising 98.5% of total global market cap. The goal of the new model is to give each listed entity a low carbon industrial ...

One in four willing to switch advisers: EY survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Wealth managers in Australia will need to employ more client-centric strategies and make better use of technology if they want to capture a share of the sector's $280 billion (US$200 billion) global revenue opportunity, according to EY's 2016 global ...

MFSIM execs use $143.5m in client money to repay debts

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Five former executives of MFS Investment Management (MFSIM), now known as ACN, have been found liable for breaching their directors' and officers' duties by the Supreme Court of Queensland. The MFS Group, subsequantly known as Octaviar, collapsed in ...