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Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... interpersonal and soft skills such as active listening, empathy and problem-solving to better support clients during difficult times. "During this time, advisers have listened to people talk at length about their fears and concerns, fielding calls around ...

MySuper performance soars

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... almost $39,000 each," Rainmaker Information executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "This is three-times the amount of all the money everyone contributed into their superannuation accounts through the year, six-times the amount ...

Aware questioned on bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... out that it was around $130,000 he asked whether she thought it was appropriate to pay her chief investment officer "four times that" in bonus alone. "I think our members would want to know that we are hiring the best talent in the market to look after ...

Funds grilled despite record returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... Cbus faced an extremely hostile questioning from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, which at times devolved to committee members yelling over one another. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and Cbus chief executive Justin ...

ASIC removes Societe Generale restrictions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... foreign bank. The first count took place between December 2014 and February 2017 when the bank withdrew client money over 4500 times from Australian clients and deposited the money into client accounts held by its Hong Kong operations. The second count ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... said staff can use their existing personal leave balance if they need to travel to a vaccine centre or experience long wait times. Meanwhile, Auto & General said that because it has few employees in front-facing customer roles and vaccination is not ...

Pandemic delays retirement plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... low-income earners, and the increased likelihood of younger people and minorities dipping into their savings during uncertain times. "Sixty-three percent of Black/African Americans and 53% of Hispanic respondents had to access their savings to pay for ...

Cbus invests in NHFIC issues

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... supported disability accommodation across sites in Melbourne. The raise, which closed on May 28, closed at $343 million was two times oversubscribed, according to NHFIC. The sustainability bond is AAA-rated, government-guaranteed and offered investors ...

Lifespan appoints investment expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... Australia's most experienced MDA operators, having offered MDAs to advisers and their clients for more than 15 years. Recent times have clearly highlighted the benefits of managed accounts to advice businesses and advisers, particularly when it comes ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... increased by around 84,000 people, and was 1% higher in May 2021 than at the start of the pandemic." This is more than three times market expectations for a still not insignificant addition of 30,000 and disproving earlier apprehensions that around 100K-150,000 ...