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Members less likely to switch from workplace funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... explaining why retail wealth groups are ramping up their political campaign to decouple superannuation from industrial awards. Roy Morgan has just released its latest Superannuation and Wealth Management in Australia report for May 2015 and it reveals ...

Groups call for default super fund decoupling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... company's APRA authorised MySuper product should automatically be eligible to be a default fund irrespective of modern awards. "Logic dictates that we should be able to offer our product to employers and their employees everywhere," he said. "Restrictive ...

Advice firm ditches platform, adopts MDA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... that the organisation has experienced a surge of interest from advice firms. Agarwal is the winner of several industry awards including the Association of Financial Advisers' 2013 Rising Star of the Year and established MEDIQ Financial Services in 20 ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... and that this must be protected by law. "This is an important reform, as many people covered by enterprise agreements and awards must use the fund chosen for them regardless of whether or not they are a member of a trade union," Loane said. "The Fair ...

ACSA awards best custody executives

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... Association (ACSA) has recognised the industry executives who made contributions to the custody industry in the 2015 ACSA Awards. HSBC Securities Service manager of corporate actions Alvaro Martinez, Merrill Lynch head of operations Stephen Hacker, Citibank ...

AFA looking for next adviser of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with Zurich to launch the 2015 Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year awards. As a result, the AFA is now searching for advisers who, according to chief executive Brad Fox, it "not only [rates] as ...

Register for the MAX Forum now

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
With the speakers and nominees for the 2015 MAX Forum and Awards announced, now is the time to register your place at the event. On Thursday 4 June, leading industry figures including CIFR chief executive Professor David Gallagher, Mercer consumer marketing ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... facilitate all Australians being able to choose their superannuation fund. "Many people covered by enterprise agreements and awards must use the fund chosen for them," she explained. "To increase the downward pressure on fees, all APRA-approved MySuper ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... nature of award superannuation. Illustrating this, the FSC noted that for products to be appointed as default funds on awards it requires products to go through three gates: "firstly, to be approved by APRA, secondly to be accepted for default listing ...

Challenger boutique nominated for three Investor's Choice awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Challenger-owned WyeTree Asset Management was nominated in three EMEA categories for the 2015 Investor's Choice Awards. WyeTree is an alternative asset manager and part of Challenger's multi-boutique business, Fidante Partners. It was nominated for ...