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Showing 11 - 20 of 36 results for "Consumer Choice"

Best-in-show splits industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... chief executive Brad Cooper backed the idea of establishing an expert panel to select the best funds to help guide consumer choice. The Commission wants a Federal Government-backed expert panel to oversee the list. It sees the panel selecting from products ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... recommendation the Federal Government establish an expert panel to select up to 10 "best in show" funds to help guide consumer choice, while sitting outside the industrial system. "Clearly a lot of important detailed design work remains to be done. Nevertheless ...

New investment consultant for $2bn industry fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... seeing in the New Year with a new primary investment consultant. AvSuper, winner of this years' SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award, appointed Frontier Advisors following a comprehensive tender review process conducted by KPMG. "We have had a great ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... Australia Long Term Performance Award AustralianSuper CareSuper Catholic Super Cbus Industry Super Hostplus UniSuper Consumer Choice Award AVSuper Fund of the Year AustralianSuper Cbus Hostplus IOOF Sunsuper UniSuper

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... the largest in the world, representing 29% of the global market. Other recommendations included an increase in consumer choice by allowing annuities as investment options for employer-sponsored retirement plans; and promoting infrastructure investment ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... improve Australia's superannuation system, taking into account the inherent challenges in delivering effective consumer choice in the sector." "All Australians should be enabled to freely choose a fund that suits them." According to Rainmaker research ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... budget to reaffirm its commitment to Australia's fintech industry, and sees this industry as a driver of increased consumer choice and jobs growth in financial services." Speaking to Financial Standard, KnowIT chief executive Wayne Wilson said that while ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the AFA Excellence in Education, AFA Female Excellence in Advice and AFA Practice of the Year Awards and the AFA Consumer Choice Life Insurance Awards. Under his leadership, the number of attendees at AFA professional development events grew to more ...

SelectingSuper announces super fund of the year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... award was presented to Frontier Advisors; the SMSF Administrator Product of the Year went to Heffron; and the Consumer Choice Award went to BUSSQ.

Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... funds and product providers across 15 categories including Super Fund of the Year, MySuper Product of the Year, Consumer Choice Award, Long Term Performance Award and SMSF Administrator of the Year Award. This year sees the addition of several new categories ...