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New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... got around to appropriately investing, so the returns haven't been great." Vanguard head of market strategy and communications Robin Bowerman agreed, observing that super fund members are never more conscious of fees than when returns are down. "But ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... she had a real knack for super. Before the super journey began Wade graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Applied Communications) from the University of Western Sydney in 1991. Although trained as a journalist and professional writer, she wasn't interested ...

Below benchmark performance hurts Platinum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... when he received $2 million for the year, $1.6 million of which were bonuses. Director of investor services and communications Elizabeth Norman was the firm's highest paid executive and was rewarded for "her strong leadership in developing and promoting ...

Super gender gap large, but closing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... the gap is narrowing very slowly, and more definitive action is probably needed," Roy Morgan Research industry communications director, Norman Morris, said. The research also shows that women have much lower median balances across all age groups. "This ...

New guide teaches social media best practice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... engagement experience, and seeks to share those insights as best practice. Richard Dunkerley, head of marketing and communications for Zurich's life and investments business, said it is essential that advisers have a firm grasp on the fundamentals of ...

Custody: Revolution or evolution?

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... T-Corp's Jonathan Green and NAB Asset Servicing's David Knights. They argued that, like in the world of mobile communications, technology advances and an insatiable need for data would see institutions force their custodians to completely transform themselves. ...

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... said Leary's career in digital strategy, marketing, and social media would be a valuable addition to the board's communications capability. "Pippa exemplifies our approach to ensuring our Fund has the intellectual capital, broad range of perspectives ...

ASIC issues digital disclosure guidance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Under the new guidance, product providers will be granted more automatic waivers to further facilitate digital communications and to encourage more innovative communication styles such as those incorporating interactive multi-media, said ASIC in a statement. ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... based on a survey of about 4000 SMSF trustees and 501 financial advisers. Vanguard head of market strategy and communications, Robin Bowerman, said SMSF trustees currently have a bearish outlook and it is having an impact on the investment decisions ...

Insurance advisers focusing on client segmentation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... Beddoes white paper - co-produced with Zurich and the Association of Financial Advisers - addresses this issue from a communications standpoint. It concluded that there are generational differences in the way clients want to maintain their adviser relationships ...