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Insignia Financial, Personetics partnership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... Financial chief executive Renato Mota said consumer financial wellbeing is dependent on a continuum of support - from a basic household budget to comprehensive financial advice. "We believe innovation and technology will help us deliver advice across ...

Uncertain times calls for portfolio dynamism: Insight

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... be overthought. "What we believe is that solutions can be over engineered, so we've tried to distil the problem into basic ingredients we believe people need in a retirement income strategy," he said. "Simple, innovative approaches that offer access ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... Fierce founder and chief executive Trenna Probert said: "Identifying the highest-performing superannuation fund through basic comparisons is a daunting and complicated task for the average Australian consumer." "We created the Fierce Performers Index ...

Practifi expands its Australian footprint

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Australia has been in turmoil, firms that have emerged strongest are those with a value proposition that goes well beyond basic transactional advice where adviser success is tied to the performance of the portfolio. "Advice businesses with a deep and ...

Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... consumers weren't losing money on unnecessary fees and products, and Colonial had a legal obligation over and above a basic moral obligation to move default member balances into MySuper at the time that best met their members' needs, not their ...

Global alliance calls for BNPL regulations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
CHOICE has joined consumer groups from around the world in calling for urgent action on buy now, pay later credit providers. The global statement released by Consumers International is supported by 11 consumer organisations from nine countries. It comes ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... important measure." Vynokur agrees with Hobbs that the idea of what responsible investing means is shifting over time. He says basic exclusions like weapons and tobacco are no longer what investors expect, rather investors want their portfolios to align ...

FSC names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... and the Stewardship Code for fund managers. Loane was grilled at the Hayne Royal Commission where she struggled to answer basic questions about the dodgy sales practices of life insurers.

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... by non-super investments (62%). Conversely, a separate study by Challenger found women, under 65s and others expecting a basic lifestyle in retirement are more concerned about outliving their retirement savings. This is despite 40% believing they will ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
Financial advisers expect Aussie equities to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to new research. The latest study from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are much more optimistic about local shares than they were ...