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SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... long wait between drinks." Other winners included Hostplus for the MySuper Product of the Year; Sunsuper for Life for Workplace Select Choice Product of the Year; and UniSuper for Retirement Select Choice Product of the Year. Among specialised categories ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... to perform to the best of their potential - and that this happens when "employees feel comfortable and equal in their workplace and their lives." Australia is now poised to join over 20 other countries that have legalised sex-sex marriage, including ...

Mental health an underlying business problem: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... foundation that works with profit-to-member superannuation funds said about half of more than 5000 Australians believe workplace mental health and wellbeing is a problem in their business. SuperFriend released its annual Indicators of a Thriving Workplace ...

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 ...