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StatePlus partners for holistic retirement transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... did not want to keep working until they dropped," Kikeros said. The exodus of more than 260,000 older adults from the workplace into the community over the next 10 years represents the largest social and vocational impact since the World War II, he added. ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... MySuper Product of the Year and Retirement Select Choice Product of the Year. Rainmaker said the awards recognise the best workplace, personal and retirement products as well as acknowledgement of key individuals who have made a significant contribution ...

Super industry makes largest fee cuts since MySuper reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... economies of scale and market pressures. As above, though, the drop in fees has not been uniform across the whole industry. Workplace APRA-regulated funds are the cheapest, with an average TER of 1.15%; the MySuper products within this category have ...

SMSFs narrow performance gap: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... per annum. An SMSF member who invested $100,000 a decade ago would now have earned $156,870 - this is $849 more than a workplace superannuation default investment option.

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... the approach shifts toward the customer-centric and away from relying on the safety net of the industrial system and workplace default funds, Coyle said. "It's important for funds to be aware of evolving member demographics, including age, gender and ...

Advisers can scale via workplace super clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Financial advisers should not dismiss workplace superannuation as a new and potential revenue stream, a new IOOF white paper shows. Being a designated financial adviser through an employer's super plan opens the door to attract more clients and strengthen ...

Financial services employees want digital strategy input: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... (81%) believe strong leadership is key to successfully delivering this. Microsoft Australia general manager of digital workplace and collaboration Ian Heard said as rote work is increasingly performed by machines, human interaction and knowledge-based ...

Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... The Bill also proposed "removing restrictions on choice of superannuation fund, as effected via certain agreements and workplace determinations, from 1 July 2018" that would no longer see employees constrained to adopting a super fund as determined by ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... work with when it comes to analysing MySuper product performance. Complementing this was the final transition of all workplace default members to a MySuper account. Excluding self-managed super funds, MySuper now accounts for more than 40% of super assets ...

AZ NGA continues acquisition spree

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... Farrow Hughes Mulcahy (FHM) currently employs eight advisers who specialise in working with Australian corporations on workplace superannuation arrangements as well as high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers wealth accumulation, retirement planning ...