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MySuper heat map lauds industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Industry super funds fared best in APRA's first MySuper heat map, forming the majority of products given the all clear by the regulator. APRA's MySuper heat map, released this morning, demonstrates the lead large industry super funds have over ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and ...

Tech-powered is empowered: SOAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
With no legal or regulatory barriers to using technology to deliver advice, the Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the future of your practice is paper-free and prosperous. Earlier this year, the FPA established The Future of the ...

FPA consults on future of advice, policy initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has released a discussion paper outlining the major issues to impact the financial advice industry over the next five years. The Financial Planning Association of Australia has released a discussion paper ...

Mental health costs insurers $750m per year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Taking a proactive approach to helping those suffering from mental illness could save insurers up to $750 million per year, according to SuperFriend. Speaking to Financial Standard, Superfriend chief executive Margo Lydon said that of the $180 billion ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Scratch that and lower it to 2.9%. In its 'Interim Economic Outlook' report published on September 19, the OECD lowered its world economic growth forecast from 3.6% in 2018 to 2.9% (down from 3.2% forecast in May 2019) this year and 3.0% (down ...

Industry fund swaps small caps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Australian small caps while Perpetual Investment Management managed about $170 million in small caps, as at June 2018. Vision Super terminated both the allocations in June this year. As the replacement, the fund appointed RealIndex Investments to manage ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... underlying insurance capabilities," he said. As a group cover client of MLC Life, GEB joins the likes of Maritime Super, Vision Super and Qantas Super.

CountPlus expands network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
CountPlus has acquired a 30% stake in DMG Financial Holdings. This takes CountPlus' network from 19 to 20 firms. Consideration for the investment is a cash payment of $2.891 million. DMG Financial is an accounting and financial advice firm based in ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Specialist fixed income house FIIG Securities partnered with the microfinance arm of World Vision to launch its first impact investing product in Australia. FIIG Securities and VisionFund International launched an impact bond to the Australian market ...