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Challenger overhauls IT, awards mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... integrates its offering with superannuation funds and platforms, helping to position the business as the retirement partner of choice." "With an improved service, the speed with which Challenger can bring its innovative offering to market will be significantly ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
Active online investor numbers have continued to decline, albeit at a slower rate, according to an Investment Trends report. The report, which surveyed more than 15,000 retail investors and traders in Australia, revealed a contraction to 1.22 million ...

Super funds lack data for effective retirement assistance: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Super funds lack crucial data on members' retirement income certainty preferences, hindering effective retirement assistance and compliance with Retirement Income Covenant obligations, research by Capital Preferences and Challenger reveals. The survey ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
From tomorrow, Australian companies with 100 or more staff must publish the median pay gap between their male and female employees. While it sounds simple enough, some experts believe corporates are not prepared for what's to come. The Workplace ...

ETFs reigned supreme in 2023: Superhero

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... shows otherwise," the report said. "Younger investors on Superhero actually opted to invest into index-tracking ETFs - a choice that prioritises greater diversification over the potential for higher returns." Contrarily, it was older investors who sought ...

ASIC makes adviser exam changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... ASIC has now also updated the relevant guidance. The exam will no longer feature short answer questions, only multiple-choice questions. The requirement to limit exam participation to new financial advisers who have completed an approved degree and existing ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Interest rates will continue to be a driving force behind client conversations in 2024 as financial advisers remain agile regardless of whichever direction they will go. The rapid upward trajectory of interest rates - from 0.10% in April 2022 to today's ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Australian Ethical is transitioning its administration to Grow Inc in 2024, while also aspiring to accelerate growth in response to an increasing preference for ethical investments, says chief executive of superannuation Ross Piper. In an interview ...

Pension Protection Fund appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... very much look forward to working with her." On the appointment of Easter as interim chief, Jones said she was a natural choice. "She has seen the business undergo significant transformation and been integral to shaping our strategy as a trusted confidante ...

Ontario Teachers' names chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's investments will now be led by two chief investment officers, one to oversee asset allocation and the other to execute on public and private investments. At the end of 2023, Ontario Teachers' chief investment officer ...