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Aussies want control of nest eggs: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
Australians want total control over how they spend their retirement savings but are willing to seek professional advice to do so, a new Financial Services Council (FSC) survey finds. The poll of 2500 superannuation members conducted by C|T Group found ...

Superannuation fund returns underperformed SMSFs: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... receiving financial advice tend to perform better. "It's always been our mantra that SMSF trustees should get professional advice," Burgess said.

Challenger overhauls IT, awards mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
Challenger has awarded a mandate to a major professional services firm to overhaul its technological infrastructure. Accenture has been mandated for seven years to upgrade Challenger's technology that will ultimately affect customers, financial ...

Highest paid industry super executives revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... officer Mark Delaney was the top earner, receiving over $2 million in total compensation, according to research from professional services firm Yellow Folder. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce and Aware Super chief investment officer Damian ...

Euroz Hartleys, Mason Stevens sign partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
Euroz Hartleys will use Mason Stevens' outsourced chief investment office (CIO) service to ensure the unique investment needs of its clients are met via an enhanced capability. Euroz Hartleys said the partnership is testament to its dedication to ...

Insignia Financial touts strong start to FY24, simplification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... is to be led by Chris Weldon. He was previously Insignia's chief transformation officer, but will now oversee the professional services advice teams, advice enablement services, consumer and commercial marketing, and member engagement and wellbeing. ...

Distribution salaries tipped to rise: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... much as $220,000, as are product analysts, who could take home as much as $150,000. Meanwhile, Robert Walters expects investment specialists to see a big jump in pay this year, with the salary range jumping from $140,000 - $200,000 to $200,000 - $250,000. ...

Family offices embrace outsourcing: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... new research from Ocorian suggests. The global study, which surveyed 301 senior executives including 50 family office investment managers in November 2023, found a staggering 98% of family office professionals plan to increase the level of outsourcing ...

Former AMP adviser banned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... activities because the corporate regulator deemed him to lack adequate training or competence. ASIC highlighted Mink's professional lapses, including placing himself in a position of conflict of interest, failing to manage that conflict adequately ...

Young investors fall prey to bad social media advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... Conversely, a study by HSBC released in September found that Australian investors look to social media less frequently for investment information. This year, only 13% sought the help of finfluencers compared to 19% in 2022. Among advisers and financial ...