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FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... finding that default insurance through super was often misunderstood by consumers and didn't always provide value for money. This is just one story highlighting the hidden, complicated clauses in group insurance policies that can leave consumers ...

Technology a tool not a threat: Avaloq

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... react accordingly. One of the most time-consuming tasks for the middle office is the increase in regulation such as anti-money laundering. Respondents noted this has led to having less time to do things to a higher standard. Back office professionals ...

Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
The best superannuation and pension funds have been named in the annual Money magazine Best of the Best Awards. In determining the awards, Rainmaker Information reviewed MySuper products, and asset classes that include growth, balanced, moderate (capital ...

Retail superannuation funds grilled on member priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... weight of your MySuper account is allocated to more conservative assets like fixed income. There is less chance of losing money," he said. "But the strategic problem in the lifecycle sector is not the concept behind them, but the huge variation in their ...

Industry veterans launch dealer group

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Two advice industry stalwarts have launched a new dealer group promising to save advisers time and money. Finchley & Kent opened for business on July 1 after four years of development by co-founders Sam El Shammaa and Phil Alexander. While they acknowledge ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... could cause some seriously uncomfortable positions for some of these businesses and their management. "There's so much money in there right now that if you get any kind of unwinding, it could get very ugly, very quickly." But not everyone agrees ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... steadily upward trending markets that has been a smart decision," he said "However, as a result of there being more passive money in the markets, we have seen much bigger dislocations between the price of securities and their fundamental value. "As we ...

Seek financial advice: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... financial adviser if they're confused or a registered tax agent or there's also a very handy calculator on [the Money Smart -] ASIC's Money Smart website that will tell you exactly what taking out money from superannuation means for you." ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... inexpensively would be an absolute godsend," Heffron said. "We have people ringing us and asking us whether they can take money out of their fund, all we can do is tell them to go talk to the fund. It would be great to have a helpline or something you ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... research shows us the hard economic edge of diversity. That is, diversity is profitable; it helps super fund members make more money. "It also reinforces the huge amount of other research published the world over that shows that the more diverse a fund ...