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Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
The Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposals will help an additional two million retirees spend $22.5 billion more and leave $6 billion less in bequests annually by the year 2040. According to data released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... billion in assets followed by Heritage Bank with $12.32 billion, Newcastle Permanent with 12.14 billion and People's Choice with $10.44 billion. Teachers Mutual Bank is next in line with $10.44 billion next is Bank Australia with $9.67 billion followed ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... goal rather than on passing an annual test," the research house said. Meanwhile, on the test regime's application to Choice products, Chant West supported the current pause on including Choice products, at least for the time being. This is in stark ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... Asset Management, Pendal Group and Affirmative Asset Management. "The fund has been designed to give Australians greater choice in where their superannuation is invested," Colonial First State Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said. "By choosing ...

YFYS manipulation leaves members worse off: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... transferred to a product that exceeds benchmarks and expanding benchmarking to all APRA regulated products - including choice products and those in the retirement phase as soon as possible. It also recommended amending test outcomes so that funds either ...

Natixis takes on Investors Mutual distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
The marketing and distribution capabilities of Natixis Investment Managers and Investors Mutual Limited have been combined, with a head of institutional and head of wholesale appointed. The enhanced distribution platform will provide additional resources ...

Financial services sector reports highest rates of burnout

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
New data reveals 64% of banking and financial services employees have felt burnt out or emotionally overloaded from work in the last 12 months. Slack APAC research titled Leadership and the war for talent surveyed 1000 knowledge workers in Australia. ...

Stapling's consequences must be addressed: Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... fails to even inform members of this fact." Further, the submission stated that stapling effectively inhibits collective choice in the pursuit of reducing the number of multiple super accounts, which on balance fails to deliver an overall better public ...

Super fund with highest customer satisfaction named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... climate; transparent communication around investments and fees; and age-appropriate communication using their channels of choice, are key to building trust and loyalty," she said. "Especially since 'trust', 'excellent financial returns' ...

The great wealth transfer at risk: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... and 77% of Gen Zs are prepared to be riskier with their money - cryptocurrencies, for example, are the primary investment choice among Gen Z (42%). In addition, 23% of Millennial respondents noted that they had less than $20,000 in their superannuation ...