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Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... ($545,000 for a single, $640,000 for a couple who own their own home), while about half (43%) admitted to having a superannuation balance of less than $100,000, and 33% have $50,000 or less in their account. MLC general manager of customer experience ...

Prime establishes new business division

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... firm's annual report said was "mainly driven by stronger-than-normal net FUM inflows, triggered partly by changes to superannuation legislation and also as a consequence of increased client support of Prime's enhanced wealth management offering." The ...

Super funds on notice over disclosure deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
From 30 September financial advisers and consumers can expect to see significant changes in the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose fees and charges. Corporate regulator ASIC said the changes will help bring industry-wide consistency ...

EQT eyes global expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... operating revenue however, from $83.7 million to $79.9 million year-on-year, reflected the firm restructuring its superannuation business and exiting from funds distribution. O'Brien said EQT is leaner and more focused after its restructure and had a ...

Former super fund chief executive takes overseas role

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
A former chief executive of an industry superannuation fund has taken up leadership of Nambawan Super Limited, corporate trustee of the Public Officers Superannuation Fund based in Papua New Guinea. Paul Sayer, chief executive officer at TWUSUPER during ...

Spring FG to join dealer group ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Spring Financial Group will launch a full suite of dealer group services with a specialist superannuation and retirement planning firm among the first of its representatives. The ASX-listed advice group will begin offering dealer group services to financial ...

Digital advice embraced by all ages: Decimal

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Superannuation fund member engagement via Decimal's digital financial advice software increased 37% in the past year, latest quarterly statistics show. Decimal's digital insights report for the June quarter shows 2366 members in its superannuation client ...

AZ NGA continues acquisition spree

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... Mulcahy (FHM) currently employs eight advisers who specialise in working with Australian corporations on workplace superannuation arrangements as well as high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers wealth accumulation, retirement planning, insurance ...

Super FUM up 10pct to $2.3tn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
Superannuation savings climbed 10% in 2016-17 to reach $2.3 trillion, with performance income accounting for almost all the flows, according to figures released by APRA this week. Within segments, not-for-profit (NFP) funds climbed 12% to $983 billion ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... lead up to the highly anticipated postal survey on same-sex marriage. Financial services businesses ranging from superannuation funds AustralianSuper and HESTA, to banking institutions CBA and Westpac, and investment managers BT Financial Group and StateStreet ...