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Group insurers struggling with premium sustainability

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... intervention to reduce claim duration (34%). "Group insurance plays a critical and efficient role in protecting millions of Australians through superannuation. We have an important role to play in making a difference in people's lives when they need ...

NAB Prosper launches next month

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... across its customer base. NAB executive general manager wealth advice Greg Miller, told Financial Standard that 80% of Australians were not seeking advice and that NAB Prosper would effectively help customers "better understand what advice can do for ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... most of Australia's major industries, the future prosperity for the financial services sector clearly lies in Asia. Australians constantly talk of the economic opportunity presented by the three billion people that will be in the Asian middle class by ...

First State Super appoints ex-Barclays risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
First State Super (FSS) has appointed a new head of investment risk. Robert Sortwell joins FSS from Barclays Investment Bank, where he was head of risk for the fund solutions group within the Barclays Capital business. Prior to that role, he was a senior ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Hostplus chief executive David Elia was recently appointed as a director on the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson confirmed the appointment and said the council was pleased to have ...

Direct investment options are not SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
The SMSF Association has renewed calls for Australians to seek professional financial advice whether it be managing or seeking to begin a self-managed superannuation fund. SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said everybody should get advice ...

Multimillionaires still love property above everything else

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... and alternatives (11.65%). Of HNW's alternative investments, 23.6% is in private equity. The report surveyed wealthy Australians' preferred "investments of passion" and found that their highest allocation, 27.3%, was in jewelry, gems and watches. Luxury ...

Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... over $2 trillion currently sitting in the superannuation pool, good governance has never been more critical to give Australians' the confidence that the board decisions made, are in their best interests," BTFG general manager of superannuation Melinda ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... 2015 Retirement Income Symposium where Martin Currie Australia chief investment officer, Reece Birtles, said older Australians and their financial advisers need to reconsider the traditional building blocks of retirement portfolios. "Retirees rarely ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... survey of 1200 APRA-regulated super fund members and SMSF investors, all between 22 and 90-years-old, showed many Australians remain uncertain or unaware of the value financial advice can bring. "If you ask people whether they think it's good to have ...