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UniSuper develops retirement product

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
UniSuper is developing FlexiChoice, a lifetime retirement income solution that addresses issues such as longevity or sequencing risk. The comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR) is designed to provide members with access to a default lifetime ...

ING DIRECT inks deal with advice association

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... certified by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will provide comprehensive financial advice to ING DIRECT Living Super members who ask for it, under a nine month pilot that starts next month. "We see professional, independent, face-to-face financial ...

Pessimistic investment horizon for super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... Fiona Trafford-Walker told the keynote session that trust was holding back investment at all levels but particularly super members. "Trust is something that worries me a lot. The lack of trust in the financial services sector is profound. And it started ...

Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
An industry superannuation fund and its insurer have launched an online life insurance claim tool that enables quicker payments and helps identify return to work and rehabilitation services for members. Sunsuper and AIA Australia announced their new ...

Retail super members gouged by $7.1bn: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) estimates that in the past decade bank-owned super fund members have been gouged by about $7.1 billion for above market fees to in-house suppliers. The estimate was released hours before the Senate will hold its final ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... retirement income Nick Callil said there is no silver bullet when attempting to create a CIPR for separate cohorts of super members. "In setting up any CIPR, nudge, soft default - call it what you will - towards a particular product in retirement involves ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... work? AMP Capital Multi-Asset Group chief investment officer Sean Henaghan says lifecycle funds often see default super members grouped by age into a cohort. Fund management is then typically targeted to reflect the average age of the member in the cohort ...

Qantas Super appoints new CEO from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... experience in the financial services industry, and a strong commitment to achieving positive outcomes for Qantas Super members. "The Qantas Super Board is looking forward to working with Michael to continue the valuable contribution that Jane has made ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... Making sure that portfolios are protected and diversified enough in case of a market downturn is essential. Given REI Super members' exposure to the fast-growing property market through their own jobs, the fund's investment strategy takes a conservative ...

Australian Ethical aims super high

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
Australian Ethical aims to be at the 75th percentile of its MySuper peer group by 2020 according to the fund's annual sustainability report. The report was released on Friday and managing director Phil Vernon said Australian Ethical plans to achieve ...