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Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... member balances was among the Productivity Commission's recent recommendations in its review of competitiveness and efficiency of the super system. The Commission called for an independent review of insurance in superannuation. Insurance should be made ...

Best-in-show funds pose pressing issues for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... technical manager Rob Lavery, the ramifications for advisers stemming from the 571-page draft report assessing the efficiency and competitiveness of the superannuation system have not been given enough airtime. In the report, ASIC notes the best-in-show ...

AMP slides off ASX top 20

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... buffers aim to limit the level of index turnover that may take place at each quarterly rebalancing, maximizing the efficiency and limiting the cost associated with holding the index portfolio." The quarterly rebalance also brings changes to the S&P/ASX ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... Financial Services Council welcomes key recommendations made in the Productivity Commission's assessment of superannuation efficiency and competitiveness. It agrees consumer outcomes could be significantly improved. A central finding of the PC report ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... are a few of the 22 recommendations in the Commission's draft report on assessing the superannuation system's efficiency and competitiveness. The report likens aspects of Australia's $2.6 trillion super system to a lottery. Default super ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Financial Standard the ultimate goal of a tax-managed investment portfolio isn't to reduce tax, but to drive up efficiency and in doing so, improve after-tax returns. Parametric's tax management strategy involves considerations including differentiating ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... that KPMG believed fund rationalisaton would eventuate soon. "The Productivity Commission's (PC) review into the efficiency of the system will place significant challenges on smaller funds - and should it recommend a limitation of existing default ...

Artificial intelligence to become commonplace at instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... Danielle Henderson said as the financial services industry adopts AI, "we expect to see a continuing transformation of the efficiency of operational services, the provision of increasingly insightful information and enhanced client experiences." "Market ...

Industry fund drops admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... added. "As a profit to member fund we were able to reduce our administration fee so our members can benefit from our efficiency and scale gains." The reductions will kick in from 1 July 2018. VicSuper also recently launched a mobile app, allowing members ...

Two-tier super system emerging: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... management Paul Howes forecasted challenges for smaller funds as a result of the Productivity Commission's review into the efficiency of the superannuation system. "The evidence suggests that a two-speed economy is beginning to develop within the industry," ...