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Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Superannuation members invested in lifestage funds and aged between 40 and 50 have produced an outstanding 12-month return on retirement savings according to the latest super fund analysis. Rainmaker research shows lifestage (also lifecycle) MySuper ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Bills to enact the First Home Super Savers Scheme, residential downsizing incentives, and a raft of additional superannuation and retirement policies announced following this years' Budget may not be introduced to Parliament before the end of the year. ...

First XTB 'Floater' model portfolio launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
The first model portfolio of exchange-traded bond units linked to floating rate notes is now available to Australian and Asian retail investors. Quantifeed and XTB have partnered to deliver the XTB Active Cash Australia model portfolio, meeting growing ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is potentially facing millions of dollars in civil penalties following allegations it did not comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism law. Financial intelligence and regulatory agency AUSTRAC has initiated Federal ...

Bennelong appoints new CSO in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Bennelong Funds Management made a round of new appointments, including a chief strategy officer. Promoted to chief strategy officer is Hamish Wood. He was previously Bennelong's head of finance, having joined the firm in 2012 as head of operations and ...

Best practice drives Media Super appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Media Super has expanded its leadership team with the addition of two superannuation experts. Joining as general manager, engagement is Jennifer McSpadden. She joins the $4.9 billion super fund from fintech SuperEd. Appointed in June, McSpadden replaces ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
The University of Melbourne says the long-term sustainability of Australia's retirement system is under threat from a growing wealth divide across generations. According to the university's latest Housing, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) ...

Retirement advice will take hit from education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Australian baby boomers will struggle to receive quality financial advice as experienced financial planners continue to offload practices at bargain prices in the face of regulatory reform. As more high-level advice needs grow for Australians facing ...

Technology and mergers threaten insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
One-in-two insurers are experiencing a 'sink-or-swim mentality' in an industry undergoing rapid technological changes and facing the competitive threat of up-and-coming insurtechs. These are the findings from the inaugural insurance industry report ...

Aussie banks cleared of Wells Fargo-type conduct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
The corporate regulator has cleared eight Australian banks of any systemic misconduct involving illegal opening of accounts as seen at international firm Wells Fargo. The audits, undertaken by ASIC in December 2016 of the big four plus BOQ, Citibank ...