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Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The average ESG investment option offered by Australia's superannuation funds outperformed the average MySuper default product in the 12 months to 30 September. Rainmaker analysis shows 68 super funds currently offer a total of 639 ESG investment options ...

Trust in advice hits record low

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... with 40% of respondents saying they do not believe the financial services sector has met its obligations to everyday Australians. Further, 50% reject the notion that the sector has been treated unfairly by the media. Two-thirds of Australians reported ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... the 100 asset managers ranked control $26 trillion or nearly 35% of the total capital controlled by asset managers. Australians on the AO100 list include the Future Fund which ranked 45th with $148 billion; AustralianSuper ranked 53rd with $142 billion ...

AustralianSuper changes property option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
AustralianSuper is changing the terms of its property option but says it is not in response to an impending property crash. Starting November 19, Australia's largest super fund will put a 70% cap on the amount that a member can invest in its property ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Australians are retiring with more than enough, according to new research from Grattan Institute but ISA and ASFA don't agree. Grattan Institute modelling found that most workers can expect retirement income of at least 91% of their pre-retirement ...

Train staff on privacy risks: OAIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... closely with 34, while private education providers and personal services rounded out the top five. Falk also said Australians need to be alert to phishing scams, noting 20% of all data breaches in the quarter were attributable to phishing.

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... July 2019. It is expected to be in place until 30 June 2024. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said similar to the UK, Australians will have the option to disclose favourable genetic test results but not adverse ones, she said. The aim is to free Australians ...

FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... understanding of the various business models in the marketplace." He added that code monitoring would benefit all Australians seeking financial advice "because it will give consumers greater confidence and trust in the advice they receive." "We need ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
The $142 billion superannuation fund is trimming stocks in its default option, as it moves from a growth outlook to a more neutral one. Speaking at a members' forum in Sydney last night, AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said ...

One-stop complaints shop opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... standards and improving internal practices to reduce and resolve disputes," Coonan said. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Australians will be spared "the expense and inconvenience associated with taking financial complaints to court." "This new one-stop ...