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Robo revolution to benefit human advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Digital advice tools should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat for the traditional advice market in the United States, according to the UB-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates. "Many industry stakeholders assume that ongoing advances ...

Australians undecided about higher super for women

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
It appears Australians are undecided whether women should be paid a higher rate of superannuation to address the current retirement savings gender gap. According to a Sunsuper commissioned survey of more than 1500 Australians, answers were split almost ...

mFund take-up slower than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... expecting." "We could always do with some more funds," he said, but added that "it is still early stages and mFund is the cherry on top of the icing, on top of the cake of the broader ASX basket of products." The most popular funds transacted on mFund ...

JANA chief executive joins industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... client base." "JANA's reputation in the financial services industry is second to none. JANA's clients regularly dominate the top positions in market surveys and total funds under advice now exceeds $300 billion," Lamborn said. Lamborn has more than 30 ...

Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Macquarie and Commonwealth Bank are the only Australian companies to have made it into the top 100 largest fund managers globally, according to a survey by Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. Of the top 50 managers in the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers ...

Aged care concerns top Challenger advice list

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... the leading area for advisers seeking technical and strategic support, as well as support on legislative changes. Challenger top three adviser queries for the September quarter were: strategies to help clients manage and fund aged care fees; treatment ...

Culture is the 'glue' that drives growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
An advice business with the right vision and the right structure but with the wrong culture is destined to fail, research has found. Organisational leadership expert David Peake, chief executive of Team Gene, said at the AFA conference in Cairns this ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... "They, along with many other working women, won't benefit from these tax concessions, as they simply don't earn enough to top up their super by tens of thousands of dollars a year. "The gap in super savings women experience is not due to the choices ...

NAB sells insurance business to Nippon Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... market share (12.1%) and is behind TAL, AIA, AMP and CommInsure. Rainmaker research shows that MLC is not among Australia's top insurers in the superannuation space by members served. MLC is ninth in the list of top superannuation insurers and it serves ...

Treasurer open to all ideas on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... has not ruled out an idea of lifting the tax cap on superannuation contributions for women returning to work so they can "top up" their super. The tax cap lift would also apply to carers and other people who face lengthy disruptions to their work life. ...