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WAM LIC appoints director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... holdings in Seven Group, Afterpay Touch, Platinum Asset Management, Flight Centre and Pengana International Equities were major contributors to the portfolio's performance. Wilson Asset Management, which invests about $3 billion on behalf of retail investors ...

Time to move beyond "cheap and generic" retirement products: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Milliman practice leader Wade Matterson thinks the Australian wealth industry should be called to account for creating a raft of "very cheap, generic retirement income products based on a lot of averages." Matterson explained that Milliman analyses ...

Bravura rolls out DB super functionality

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... administration platform mandate from an Australian investment and life insurance company. The company sent off 2017 with a major deal with a New Zealand financial services provider - a move that expanded its international presence.

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Life insurance products sold directly to consumers are gaining prevalence over an area historically dominated by financial advisers and dealer groups, Strategic Insight's latest statistics show. The researcher found that in the decade to 2017, risk ...

Decimal appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Decimal announced recently, including QSuper and Statewide Super. It also announced it recently signed a pilot contract with a major diversified bank. "On behalf of the board and the whole Decimal team we thank Nic for his contribution in the past few ...

SMSF industry hails ATO appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... superannuation funds and managed investments. Fleming joined KPMG in 1992, becoming partner in 2006 and working closely with major industry and retail super funds as well as boutique managed funds. She has also previously worked for PwC in London. SMSF ...

Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
Adopting multiple annuities could mean the difference between living comfortably or facing a massive shortfall in retirement, according to a retirement planning expert. David Babbel, a retirement strategy expert and professor from the University of ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Australian firms in its alternative assets outlook report, which surveyed more than 550 institutional investors globally, as major investors to watch out for in Australasia over 2018. MLC's asset management unit, which allocates about 5% or $100 billion ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
The Australian arm of micro-investment savings app Acorns is entering the superannuation sector with the launch of its own super product. Acorns Grow Australia Super is expected to roll out to Acorns Australia's 400,000 users in March. It will be fully ...

Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
A $10 billion industry superannuation fund is working with retail shareholders of a major ASX-listed insurer to force disclosures on climate risk. Local Government Super has co-filed a shareholder resolution over QBE Insurance Group's failure to disclose ...