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'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... other factors equal or more powerful in driving overall satisfaction, according to presenters at this years' Conference of Major Super Funds. At a session on retirement and ageing, researcher Justine Irving, university Professor Kim Halford, and AMP ...

AIST appoints new CEO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... said. The announcement took place at the annual general meeting of the AIST trustees, held as part of the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. For the past six years, Scheerlinck has headed up AIST's governance and stewardship department, and ...

BTFG announces giant Panorama leap

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... Group will merge 12 superannuation funds into one as part of the rollout of its $630 million Panorama platform and in a major update of the wealth management business. Announced to the market this morning, BTFG will also move from four trustees to one ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... mineral fuels (up38.1%) and petroleum (up 69.9%) and mainly from the Middle East (up 46.4%) as purchases from Japan's other major trading partners declined: China (-17.7%), Western Europe (-7.7%), ASEAN (-1.5%) and the US (-0.7%).

RBNZ on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... since February) but "but further depreciation is needed to achieve more balanced growth". The international outlook. "...major challenges remain with on-going surplus capacity in the global economy and extensive geo-political uncertainty" and "Numerous ...

Profit-to-member super funds must restore trust: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) acting chief executive officer Eva Scheerlinck used her opening address at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) to call on profit-to-member funds to assert the difference in their offering to members ...

FICAP fundraiser ready to rock

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... Australians and their families. FICAP's committee is made up of several industry participants who are part of a number of major advice, platform and banking groups. For further information visit FICAP's website. Bidding on the auction items is now open ...

Managed accounts continue rapid surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... of the platforms and wraps total FUA of around $600 billion." The census surveyed 35 companies of varying size, including major platforms, banks and single location MDA providers. It showed the MDA market as experiencing the biggest growth at 64%. Potter ...

Fintech Nod takes on the unadvised

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
A new fintech is hoping to reach out to the 80% of people who don't see financial advisers via a digital financial advice platform. Nod, backed by accelerator H2 Ventures, is aiming to bring financial experts to people on demand. Clients can ask a question ...

Life insurance ripe for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
Unprecedented challenges in the life insurance industry are exacerbating profitably and forcing some players out of the market, the latest PwC report shows. Customer demographics, ongoing trust issues, heightened regulation, foreign entrants, technology ...