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SuperConcepts names new technology lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... sector, and he's a proven leader of product and operational teams with an excellent track record in improving productivity, quality and customer satisfaction." Fenech said SuperConcepts will work on innovations with artificial intelligence and big ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... if products like accidental death and accidental injury products should not be sold at all. They questioned if the Productivity Commission's competition in the Australian financial system report published in June 2018 is sufficient to address the problems ...

Industry body names first chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... the board at what he described as a seminal time for the industry. "Regtech presents an opportunity for increasing productivity and ensuring a robust compliance and regulatory eco-system. With Australia number three in the world in the concentration ...

IFM bids to build Melbourne Airport rail link

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... this essential project which has transformed talk of a Melbourne Airport Rail Link into a viable project that drives productivity for the nation." "This 'Super Train' will help grow the superannuation accounts of millions of Australians through a dependable ...

Best-in-show super fund list should be 11: WSSA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Workplace Super Specialists Australia is calling for employer funds to be included in the Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show list of recommended default superannuation funds. WSSA chief executive Douglas Latto said if the Productivity Commission's ...

Industry funds launch account matching initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... annual administration fee of $11.50, as well as 0.53% of indirect costs in subsequent consolidations. In May, the Productivity Commission draft report estimated there are about 10 million unintended multiple accounts - this represents 35% of the total ...

SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... investors as a group - including those in pre-retirement accumulation phase - are "surprisingly conservative." The Productivity Commission's May 2018 report notes SMSFs are inefficient compared to MySuper products unless they have at least $1 million. ...

SMSFA addresses policy hurdles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... look at ways of forcing more change to the system." "Apart from the Royal Commission hearings, we've had the Productivity Commission draft report, the ASIC SMSF advice report, budget recommendations on SMSF audits, and the FASEA reforms, to name ...

Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Morrison added. Further sectors such as energy and telecommunications services will be added over time. "The recent Productivity Commission review on Competition in the Australian Financial System reported that the average Australian household could ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... funds, contributed a 13% return. Similarly, the annual contribution of hedged international equities was 11.4%. The Productivity Commission's draft report into the efficiency and competitiveness of super pointed out that Australian superannuation ...