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Aussies find $860m in lost super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... towards the end of 2018. Releasing new data this week, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said more than 66,000 Australians found and consolidated some of their retirement savings at the end of last year, with more than 105,000 super accounts consolidated ...

The $500k price tag on bad super choices

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... performance through a super fund member's 45-year working life, it has terrifying implications for hard working Australians who are relying on their super fund to look after them and help them save for their retirement." "While the recent Productivity ...

Synchron slams RC on commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... report implied that "a clear justification" for keeping life risk commissions would be if abolishing them would leave Australians "underinsured". "I doubt that a complete ban on conflicted remuneration in respect of life insurance products would lead ...

Australians prioritise car cover over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
Australians prioritise insuring their cars more than their own lives, latest research shows. The majority of Australians (71%) have a car policy in place, while less than a third (31%) will make an effort to take out life insurance, comparison website ...

Conflicts of interest recommendation falls short

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... manner will build consumer trust and confidence in a system that is already delivering some exceptional outcomes for Australians," he said. "The Commissioner has acknowledged that the regulatory architecture underpinning our system is strong and that ...

Life risk commissions must also go: Hayne

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... adviser, I am not convinced that a move away from commissions for life insurance products would see large numbers of Australians without an appropriate level of life insurance." While the final decision on life risk insurance commissions depended on ...

Synchron renews calls on risk advice separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... if risk advice and financial advice are not separated, dedicated risk advisers will exit the industry in droves. "Australians need access to both life insurance advisers and financial planning advisers, but in our experience, these are usually two separate ...

Yarra Capital adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
The boutique has hired an AustralianSuper analyst after it took over the management of UBS's Australian equities funds last year. Olivia Dalton started at Yarra Capital Management two weeks ago. She will cover industrial stocks, working alongside ...

Mercer names new people and culture lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
Mercer has appointed a new people and culture leader for the region; meanwhile Yolanda Beattie has exited as the lead for diversity and inclusion practice. Gaye Morris will lead a workforce of 2000 in Australia and New Zealand, bringing 20 years' ...

AustralianSuper hikes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
AustralianSuper members will pay 50% more in administration fees from 30 March 2019. Current admin fees of $1.50 will rise to $2.25 a week or an additional $39 per year. It is the $140 billion super fund's first fee increase since January 2009. ...