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PC puts spotlight on lifecycle super products

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... members, manage the risks that might affect the income as well as provide access to capital. Cooper said about 700 Australians retire each day and by 2030, $1.3 trillion of superannuation will move from accumulation to retirement. It's important ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Creating a best-in-show list of default superannuation funds shouldn't overlook specific needs of members, particularly when it comes to life insurance, according to Cbus. The industry super fund told the Productivity Commission yesterday that while ...

Record number of Australians seek CFA qualification

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
More than 10,000 Australian candidates have signed up to sit the CFA exams this financial year - a jump of 36% over the previous 12 months. Last year, 7606 candidates registered for the exams held at three test centres in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. ...

Efficiency and transparency drive client satisfaction during life claims: Beddoes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... approach to ongoing claims management, including easy-to-complete forms. It mirrors sentiments expressed by older Australians in a Retirement Essentials report earlier this week. According to the report, less than four in 10 senior Australians are satisfied ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... Difficulties in applying for the Age Pension headline a Retirement Essentials report about the challenges confronting older Australians dealing with Centrelink. The report - produced by National Seniors Australia and commissioned by Retirement Essentials ...

TAL veterans launch new life insurance provider

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... deliver a mediocre experience to everyone. Our aim is to provide value-for-money products and outstanding service, to Australians who want to buy life insurance through a financial adviser." "And to ensure we always remain focused on this goal, we've ...

Super fund names new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... chair Bruce Miller said he was delighted to welcome McLean to the board. "Greg has spent 40 years representing working Australians and we look forward to drawing on his extensive experience so we can continue the strong growth of our super fund and the ...

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... James MacNevin said. "Our Global Retirement Survey, to be released next month, indicates only one in five working Australians are optimistic about their financial future in retirement," he said. "We hope this new retirement solutions team will help shift ...

New campaign combats elder financial abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... governments to help empower bank staff to properly detect and safely report elder financial abuse. The campaign encourages Australians to write to their state or territory governments to take urgent action. Australian Banking Association chief executive ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
More than 300 guests attended last night's 2018 Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising & Sales (MAX) Excellence Awards, which recognised the outstanding achievements in marketing, sales and business development by an individual, team or organisation ...