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Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
Australia's mutual banks, building societies and credit unions (the mutuals) increased in net assets but fell in profitability over FY22. According to KPMG Mutuals Industry Review 2022, net assets jumped 7.8% to $11.2 billion, up from 5.5% growth ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Chant West says the dire consequences of failing the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is outweighing the rewards for passing, causing some funds to make passing the test their primary investment focus. "We are seeing clear evidence of ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) says its new sustainable growth fund has been designed to remove barriers to investing sustainably. The product, Thrive+, was developed after CFS commissioned a study of nearly 5000 Australians and found that of the respondents ...

YFYS manipulation leaves members worse off: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Industry Super Australia (ISA) says the Your Future, Your Super performance test results show many poor performing super funds, particularly retail, have gamed the system, leaving members worse off. "Dud super funds manipulate fees and reclassify investment ...

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
Cbus has recommended that the stapling provisions in Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws be urgently addressed to reverse the uninsurance risk for workers in hazardous occupations. In its submission, Cbus said stapling reforms have led to many members ...

Super fund with highest customer satisfaction named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Roy Morgan's Superannuation Satisfaction report shows an overall decline in super fund satisfaction, but several funds have bucked the trend. The report said that overall, funds scored a satisfaction rating of 67.9% in September 2022, a decrease ...

The great wealth transfer at risk: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Young Australians are putting billions of dollars of inheritance at risk with their current money management behaviours, according to new research from Findex. The research, commissioned by Findex, explored the spending, saving, and investing behaviours ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
BlackRock will allow individual investors in select mutual funds in the UK to engage in proxy voting via its technology platform Voting Choice. BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said it's clear investors don't want to sit on the ...