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Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... the potential fall-out, there can be no question that the US Supreme Court has ruled that trustees who are "asleep at the switch" when they consider their investments in the United States, do so at their own personal risk."

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... was looking at ways to remove the "barrier to entry" with their MDIO platform. "When a member has to make an investment switch, they have to move money out of their investment options, come across and start paying fees before they even start seeing value ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Recep III Peker, said in gauging Australian's appetite for a default retirement option, a third of super members would switch funds if guaranteed a drawdown income for the rest of their lives.

Planners ready for Trowbridge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
Around 80% of planners are prepared to make changes to their business models should the Trowbridge recommendations be implemented, according to Investment Trends research. The June 2015 Planner Risk Report suggests most (roughly 75%) financial advisers ...

Price is wrong for supermarket super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
Over three quarters (76.3%) of Australians would never consider a Coles or Woolworths public offer superannuation fund, according to CoreData research. Based on a survey of 847 respondents, CoreData's 2015 Member Engagement Report also suggested that ...

Four pillars policy is killing innovation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Australia's four pillars policy has had its time and it needs to go because it is hindering innovation and leading to poor consumer outcomes, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) found. The research report 'Competition in financial ...

Planners continue insurer switches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
One in five financial planners is in the market for new insurers according to the latest data from wealth management researcher Investment Trends. The Investment Trends' 2015 Planner Risk Report also found that planners are likely to continue their ...

Insurance literacy on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
More Australians are considering the features and benefits of life insurance policies as well as cost, according to research by TAL and policy comparison service Lifebroker. Lifebroker's data shows that while 44% of users rely on basic price comparisons ...

Link Group launches digital super card

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Link Group has launched a digital superannuation membership card designed for use on smartphones. The digital card is available to members immediately after they join online and it allows customers to access details of their super fund via their smartphone. ...

Member engagement a danger to super savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
A high level of engagement with superannuation savings can lead members to make the wrong move at the wrong time, industry execs have warned. "The joke is that often if you're disengaged with your super, ironically it can be good," State Street Global ...