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Industry funds lead website experience

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
Industry superannuation funds are providing members a better website experience than retail funds but retail wins when it comes to retirement calculators, the latest digital engagement study finds. IQ Group's fifth annual study on digital engagement ...

Aussie banks underestimated difficulties of advice: Hartzer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Royal Commission heard today that Australia's banks underestimated the amount of change required to make financial planning "work" within their existing businesses. Continuing his appearance at the Royal Commission, Westpac chief executive Brian ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
A $37 billion industry superannuation fund reclaimed its position as fund of the year at the annual Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne this morning. Hostplus was crowned fund of the year. It was one of five awards for the industry fund, including ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
In a way, you know, I know, the world knows already about the case of the slowdown in global growth. The Organisations for Economic Development and Cooperation's (OECD) recently-released the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook report ...

New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
Victims of domestic violence will be able to access their superannuation thanks to new measures introduced by the Federal Government. Overall the package has been met with mixed reactions. Victims of domestic and family violence will be able to withdraw ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
America's Thanksgiving celebration is only two winks away but the way the US equity market is going, investors have nothing to give thanks for. Three of Wall Street's benchmark equity indices are now in the red for the year - S&P 500 down 1.2% ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Domestic violence victims will get early access to their superannuation. Delivering the Women's Economic Security Statement at the National Press Club today, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer announced ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Latest research from Macquarie University uncovers flaws in the use of balanced scorecards to determine remuneration. It comes as Australia's biggest bank bosses face the Royal Commission. According to researchers from the university's Applied ...

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
I commented about the tug-o-war between the bulls and the bears on Wall Street yesterday, and Monday's action on 'The Street' shows they're still tugging and pulling. It's so easy to commentate on the day-to-day action on Wall Street ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Thirteen months on from securing its first boutique partners, the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management is ready to scale up. But will Brexit get in the way? Speaking to Financial Standard in London recently, BennBridge chief operating officer Greg ...