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Virgin and Mercer announce super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... customer experience, Mercer's innovative approach and services will help us deliver a distinctive superannuation offer to Australians that is based on simplicity and ease." The partnership marks a milestone for Mercer as Virgin Money will be the first ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... fridges to whatever else could fit in the brand new entertainment centre. Still, the glass is still half-empty for us, Australians all with this morning's reports printing that betting is at 73% odds on that the RBA would deliver a rate cut today. Why ...

Adviser reputation hits all-time low

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... politicians ranked even lower. State MPs' ethics and professionalism was rated at 14% and Federal MPs' at 13%. More than 500 Australians aged 14 years and over participated in the phone survey held in April.

Super lump sum myth debunked

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... income streams by 2025," Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said. "The question is not so much about whether Australians use income stream products in retirement, but whether they are using the right income streams." Colonial First State executive ...

Australians wary of new investments: Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... in Legg Mason's latest Global Investment Survey which questioned more than 4,200 mass affluent investors. About 200 Australians took part in the survey compared to more than 450 US participants. Global head of distribution marketing, Matt Schiffman ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... to review ASIC's report and make recommendations on how the industry can respond to the issues identified to ensure Australians are adequately insured and receive world class financial advice. An interim report was issued in December 2014, based on extensive ...

Future Fund ranks worst in managing climate risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The Future Fund ranked worst in managing climate change risk, along with three other top superannuation funds in Australia, an Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) global survey revealed. REST, Telstra Super, Super SA, Asgard and GESB also received ...

EQT sets up WA estate planning service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... Legal Group. "Our continuing business growth is a result of an increased need for estate planning solutions by retired Australians," Hacker said. "Their need is for more sophisticated and tailored solutions than were previously necessary for this cohort ...

Retirement income sector keeps pace with population changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... 2024, according to research by DEXX&R. In line with the Intergenerational Report's estimate that the proportion of Australians aged 65 and over will double in the next 10 years, DEXX&R's Market Projections Report suggests the retirement income market ...

ISA urges government to keep super safety net

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... expressed concern about choosing a poorly-performing option from the list of 120 MySuper funds. "More than eight million Australians don't choose their own super fund and rely on their employer to place them in a high performing fund. These funds are ...