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Turning lazy cash into super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
An Australian fintech is giving financial advisers another tool through which to help clients grow their superannuation balances. Much like Acorns, automated micro-savings app Carrott rounds everyday transactions made on credit or debit cards up to ...

IRESS enters regtech realm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... increasing supervision and compliance obligations, including IRESS' key areas such as trading, financial advice, superannuation and lending. To meet these obligations effectively and efficiently, sophisticated and integrated software is required to control ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The greater the number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund, the more risk averse they become, according to latest research. A joint report from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services reveals ...

Former StatePlus MD joins Australian Ethical

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
Two billion dollar superannuation fund Australian Ethical continues to eye growth with the appointment of a new non-executive director to its board. Former StatePlus managing director Michael Monaghan brings more than 30 years' experience to the board ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Some of Sydney's blue-chip suburbs are among the top postcodes missing out on $18 billion in unclaimed superannuation. Latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office show more than 6.3 million lost and ATO-held super accounts, with $14.12 billion ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... fund, the Future Fund, is expected to grow to $200 billion over the next decade. Meanwhile, Australia's largest superannuation fund AustralianSuper currently holds $120 billion under management.

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... AXA IM head of Australia and New Zealand Craig Hurt said the findings will have impact as Australia enters the superannuation decumulation phase, and investors become increasingly preoccupied with generating income while delivering sustainable returns ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... listings on launch shows the growth of the market in recent years, and this is set to accelerate especially as more superannuation funds start to impact invest, following the lead of HESTA and Christian Super." Among the equity and debt investments already ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
One quarter of self-managed superannuation fund retirees have a less than 50% chance of achieving their retirement goals with the amount needed to afford a comfortable retirement jumping 17%. Latest research from the SMSF Association and Accurium demonstrates ...

AustralianSuper moves to opt-in insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
AustralianSuper has become the first major superannuation fund to make insurance opt-in for younger members in a bid to stop account erosion. Members of the industry fund who are under 25 when they join up will now be asked to "opt-in" to insurance ...