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Hejaz debuts Australia's first Islamic pension product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... next three years. Currently, the company onboards an average of 120 members per month to its existing superannuation products through advisers, while thousands more customers have expressed interest in the new direct-to-consumer superannuation offering. ...

Colonial First State chalks up strong super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) has recorded double-digit returns across several of its default superannuation products for FY23. The CFS FirstChoice Employer Super growth fund (Lifestage 1975-1979) delivered a 12.2% return. The CFS FirstChoice Employer ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... spruiking products since the Hayne Royal Commission. Following the hearings, anti-hawking rules related to superannuation products were put in place, however they don't cover financial advice services. One outcome led to the ban of hawking direct ...

Advance Asset Management ceases direct distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... the time of the sale announcement, Advance AM had about $44 billion in funds under management, including superannuation products and several products on BT Panorama.

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... incorrect," he said. The new test will split the calculation of the benchmark into separate categories of superannuation products and switch to test platforms on a gross of tax basis. "The potential for adverse consumer outcomes is recognised through ...

FAAA sounds alarm on no-consultation super reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... consequences of this reform on financial advisers, who play a significant role in recommending Choice superannuation products. FAAA general manager of transformation Phil Anderson shared similar apprehensions, particularly around the proposed reporting ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Rainmaker Information's assessment of superannuation products shows that 56 super funds boast at least one AAA-rated product, down from 66 last year. Rainmaker's AAA Quality Rating evaluates superannuation products on performance, costs, insurance ...

BT Super, Mercer merger completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Mercer has officially taken on BT's personal and corporate superannuation products, as well as Advance Asset Management, entering the big leagues with about $63 billion in assets. The finalised merger brings the total member count for Mercer Super ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... anti-hawking provisions that existed prior to the October 2021 reforms. Under the reforms, hawking in relation to superannuation products is banned, however hawking in relation to financial advice services - including superannuation advice - is not. ...

Super disruptors throw in the towel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... members. "But poor product design didn't help either," Dunnin said. "The median expense ratio for disruptor superannuation products being 1.15% p.a. was 10% higher than the Rainmaker 2022 MySuper fee benchmark of 1.06% p.a. Their high fees were a symptom ...