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QSuper unveils 'industry first' lifecycle product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
Public sector fund QSuper has expanded the lifecycle model to include account balance as well as age in its new MySuper product, QSuper Lifestage. While most lifecycle products focus exclusively on age, with younger members on more growth oriented strategies ...

CommInsure nabs ANZ head of insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
CommInsure has appointed former ANZ head of general and life insurance Craig Harrison as its new general manager of wholesale life. Harrison will return to the Commonwealth Bank Group after 11 years. He was formally an executive manage manager in the ...

Guardian launches referral network strategy guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Suncorp-owned dealer group Guardian Advice has launched a new strategy guide aimed at helping its advisers build a "robust" referral network. The 'Centres of Influence' (COI) guide offers guidance on areas such understanding the motivators of referral ...

Gen Y getting the income stream message

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Generation Y are becoming more engaged with their superannuation, with 63% saying they will draw down on their super as an income stream rather than taking it as a lump sum, research commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Gonski questions concept of board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Former Future Fund chair David Gonski has questioned whether there is really such a thing as an 'independent' director, arguing that independence is a "state of mind". Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' (AIST) Conference ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The plan to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments applies only to the regulatory changes, Senator Cormann's office has confirmed. The government has already introduced the amendments as legislation, and the process is underway. However ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Industry superannuation funds are spending millions of dollars a year on advertising, with some funds' expenditure even exceeding that spent by banks on their own superannuation advertising campaigns, figures released by Nielsen show. However, overall ...

RI Advice launches estate planning service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
ANZ-owned dealer group RI Advice Group has launched an Estate Planning Program to be used by its network of 170 plus advisers. Head of RI Advice Group, Darren Whereat said the new program is intended to reach the next generation of current clients ...

MLC appoints new GM of advice groups

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
MLC has appointed Ross Barnwell as its new general manager of advice partnerships, replacing Peter Smith. In his new role Barnwell will oversee MLC's aligned advice dealerships, including Apogee, MLC Financial Planning, Godfrey Pembroke, Garvan Financial ...

Smaller funds don't need to merge: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
Legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl has vigorously countered claims that small to medium-sized super funds of less than $5 billion of funds under management will be forced to merge. His comments came in response to an article published in the ...