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Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Along with the increasing sun shiny days that spring brings to our part of the globe come the green sprouts of optimism among us, Australians all. For the first time in 11 months, there are more optimists than pessimists in this land girth by sea. This ...

Intrust offers more premium reductions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Intrust Super will also reduce life and total disability insurance premiums shortly after it dropped income protection premiums by as much as 12%. The discount will impact the fund's life and TPD premiums across three products: Core MySuper, Executive ...

Technology will shape financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must challenge themselves to see where technology can add value to their business models if they wish to remain relevant in the coming years. That was the key theme of a presentation delivered by futurist Chris Riddell at the 2017 ...

Soft skills the new pages in adviser playbook

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said the 2017 National Adviser Conference is deliberately focused on the soft skills financial advisers need in their tool kits as Australians become more dependent on advice for financial wellness. Speaking at a media ...

Advisers underrated at claim time

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must recognise they are the key conduit between clients and life insurers; otherwise the experience at claim time could be unfavourable to all parties. Succession Matters insurance and estate planner Mike Sayer said advisers who accept ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
APRA is calling on the Senate to increase its regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is urging the Senate to reject the Turnbull Government's proposal to mandate a governance model for superannuation funds and preserve the equal representation rule. In response to the Superannuation ...

Increased scrutiny driving regtech need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Kaplan Professional is urging financial advisers and their licensees to embrace regtech solutions in the face of ASIC's recent crackdown on non-compliance. Kaplan and Red Marker - which was acquired by Kaplan earlier this year - are working together ...

SMSFs narrow performance gap: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
SMSFs underperformed default MySuper options by a narrow margin in the 12 months to August, the latest Rainmaker SuperGuard 360 report shows. The SG360 SMSF reference index, which measures the post-fee investment return of SMSF trustees, delivered slightly ...

We cannot underestimate humans: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia believes the superannuation fund's investment portfolio displays similar characteristics to humans, being resilient no matter what circumstances it may encounter. Sicilia said both humans and an investment ...