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REST Industry Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... businesses. She also leaves the business in great shape, with the North platform going from strength to strength and the workplace super offering "has never been better, following significant mandate wins," Sainsbury said.

SMSFs narrow performance gap: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
SMSFs underperformed default MySuper options by a narrow margin in the 12 months to August, the latest Rainmaker SuperGuard 360 report shows. The SG360 SMSF reference index, which measures the post-fee investment return of SMSF trustees, delivered slightly ...

Advisers can scale via workplace super clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... A better choice for employee well-being report. The paper highlighted key opportunities for advisers to build workplace super advice into their services. An adviser attached to a workplace super plan provides an opportunity to become the natural point ...

AZ NGA continues acquisition spree

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
AZ Next Generation Advisory completed its 31st transaction in just over two years with the acquisition of an advice practice previously licensed under Charter Financial Planning. Farrow Hughes Mulcahy (FHM) currently employs eight advisers who specialise ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... placed to offer online financial wellness programs and should be looking to broaden their services, according to Workplace Super Specialists Australia. WSSA president Terry Rhodes called on advisers to look to fintech providers, whom he says are developing ...

Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... enough insurance. In a statement the FSC said the current system, where workers who contribute to a mandatory workplace super fund get insurance cover automatically unless they choose to opt out, provides important social and economic benefits. Research ...

Women behind in financial wellness survey

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Women are "overrepresented" in low financial wellness indices, according to Workplace Super Specialists Australia research. The WSSA Financial Wellness index was developed in partnership with CoreData, and essentially defines the extent to which a given ...

How super investment option fees vary

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... the fees for the default investment options with in workplace funds. The average investment management fee for workplace super is currently at 0.62%. However, once you step out of the MySuper default options, the comparative investment fee increases ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... insurance within MySuper could lead to big problems down the track, according to a panel discussion at the recent Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA) annual conference. During a panel session entitled 'Group Insurance in MySuper - Are there ...

Super funds on track to post positive return this year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
The average default option for workplace super has returned an estimated 2.5% in the 2015/16 financial year, according to the analysis by Rainmaker. The headline performance number for the SelectingSuper Default Option Index includes a forecast drop ...