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Diverger acquires cyber technology firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... and cyber protection servicing of advice and accounting businesses needs whilst also providing them with the support and choice they desire," Diverger said. Diverger chief executive Nathan Jacobsen said the acquisition aligns to the business' plan to ...

Best performing MySuper investment option named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... Stream Balanced Growth option topped the rankings with a 6.2% annualised return over a three-year period. AustralianSuper Choice Income Balanced came second and CareSuper Pension Balanced placed third. The worst-performing product was the smartMonday ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... to be sharpened." APRA's increasingly assertive way of benchmarking super funds' performance means RSEs have no choice but to realign their asset mix and product structures to the heatmap's methodologies, Dunnin added. "The harshness of this ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... of 78 funds declining on all metrics measured. APRA looked at the three sustainability metrics in the 2021 MySuper and Choice heatmaps; member accounts, cash flows and rollovers. The regulator found administration and operating expenses for super funds ...

MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... Many of these products also failed the performance test earlier this year. Other poor performing products were ANZ Smart Choice Super, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund LifetimeOne, AvSuper Growth, Mine Superannuation Default Lifecyle ...

ETF sentiment continues to grow: BetaShares

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... cost-effectiveness. "In contrast, managed funds have seen record outflows as more investors continue to turn to ETFs as the vehicle of choice for progressing on their financial goals." Looking ahead, Vynokur said it would seem investors are thinking ...

PPS Mutual unveils new income protection product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... cover up to 70% of their income, depending on their income level. The latest addition to PPS Mutual's Professionals Choice product also assesses members against own occupation for the first 30 months of claim, after which they are assessed against ...

Cboe Australia, XTB launch retail corporate bonds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... 4.49%. XTB head of distribution Michael Rockliff said with yields at the higher end of its range, the new XTBs offer a choice of mid-term or longer-term investment horizons. "XTBs allow investors to lock in a known return before they invest - a characteristic ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Australian women on average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly ...

ART launches digital onboarding tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is providing employers with an automated process for administering fund choice, unveiling a new digital tool. The Super Fund Onboarding tool is expected to streamline the onboarding process for bother employers and ...