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Vote for Financial Standard in Australian Financial Industry Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... Awards, Financial Standard has been nominated for Superannuation/Financial Services Industry Media of the Year - People's Choice. The award recognises media outlets that "consistently provide outstanding coverage of the superannuation and financial ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... it is not the superannuation industry's money, it is your money. The Coalition believes Australians should have the choice to use their superannuation entitlements to help them live their lives," the statement said. "Under the Coalition's plan ...

New global chiefs for abrdn, Schroders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... construction company Persimmon Homes for more than one year. Abrdn chair Douglas Flint said Windsor emerged as the unanimous choice of the board to lead abrdn in its next phase. "He has made a huge impression both internally and externally since he joined ...

Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... scenarios tested in the exam. The exam lasts 3.5 hours, including reading time of 15 minutes. The exam is in a multiple-choice question format and allows an open book for statutory materials. A new financial adviser must pass the exam before starting ...

Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
Super funds are falling short of millennial members' expectations, according to financial experts at an ASIC roundtable. The roundtable panellists, which included financial adviser Andrew Dunbar, She's on the Money podcast host Victoria Devine ...

All MySuper products pass super performance test

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... lift their game, according to APRA. APRA assessed the performance of 57 MySuper products and 590 TDPs, a subset of the choice segment that comprises non-platform and platform products. Of the TDPs, 37 out of 192 platform products failed to meet the test ...

Rest cuts investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... in mind. "Around half of Rest's two million members are under the age of 30 and many have told us making an investment choice can be an overwhelming and confusing process," Potts said. "Rest has made these changes because we want all our members to feel ...

Principal AM hires from BlackRock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... welcomed Dunn's appointment. "Stuart's deep expertise and proven leadership in the wholesale market make him an outstanding choice to drive our ongoing expansion locally. In addition, his understanding of the complex needs of institutional investors ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
Hostplus has announced it is introducing three new investment options for members from October 1. The super fund said the new options are Indexed Growth, Indexed Conservative Balanced and Indexed Capital Stable. Indexed Growth will target 2.5% above ...