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Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... to, retirees can achieve a better standard of living if housing wealth is considered an integral part of their retirement plan. The overriding consideration of the Institute is that if retirees want to access their housing equity, it should be easy and ...

Alternatives now used by 80% of instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... expectations have not been met. The survey also found that, 32% of hedge fund investors and 41% of natural resources investors plan to allocate less capital to those asset classes over the next 12 months. A smaller proportion (25% and 24% respectively) ...

HUB24 signs white label deal with Lifespan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
HUB24 has announced a white label partnership with Lifespan Financial Planning. The agreement means HUB24 will now provide investment administration and managed portfolio services for the $1.5 billion advice network, which employs 140 authorised representatives ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A global pension expert believes both Australia and the UK will play a major role in driving future ingenuity and innovation for retirement markets across the world. On the eve of attending the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide ...

Employer fiduciary responsibility could halve super fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... added that treasury staff of large listed organisations are conscious of what their employees pay for their corporate pension plan and use it as a point of differentiation when recruiting staff. Rainmaker research shows that within MySuper, the cheapest ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Industry superannuation fund Vision Super has hit out at Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's assertion that super taxation concessions are a "gift", saying their implementation has been more about budget fixes. Vision Super said Australians have been ...

Up to 2.4m super members affected by CommInsure scandal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... matter of principle, and if any of our business partners do not meet these standards, this may trigger a new partner tender." Plan For Life numbers for 12 months to 30 June 2015 show that CommInsure's share of the overall insurance market, both group ...

HUB24 hires regional manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Platform provider HUB24 has appointed a former BT Financial Group executive to a new regional manager role. Based in Perth, Greg Newman will be responsible for the retail distribution and key account management for HUB24 in Western Australia, and will ...

Energy Super ramps aged care advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... chief executive Robyn Petrou said aged care had become a critical issue for members in two distinct groups - those looking to plan for themselves and those looking to plan for their parents. "From the overwhelming response we've had to our seminars ...

Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Aged care and longevity risk in retirement planning are becoming key concerns for financial advisers, as demonstrated by the first Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Challenger head of technical services Andrew Lowe spoke first ...