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New super fund tests waters

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
A new superannuation fund hoping to bridge the retirement savings gap will launch with the hope of disrupting the system that has disadvantaged women. Super Life is founded by chief executive Pascale Helyar-Moray, who formerly led Human Super. According ...

APRA opens margin requirement talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Super funds and life insurers have two weeks to air their opinions on APRA's proposed amendments to its margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. Consultation has opened for APRA-regulated entities to consult with the prudential regulator ...

APRA hits Allianz over risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
APRA slapped an additional capital requirement on insurer Allianz after gaps were identified by its governance risk self-assessment. The insurer has been hit with an additional $250 million capital requirement by the prudential regulator following its ...

New distribution head for listed platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... Peter Brook said: "Anne's appointment not only bolsters a revitalised Xplore Wealth executive team but fulfils a critical gap for Xplore Wealth in its sales and relationships efforts and promoting the company's underlying capabilities." He added that ...

Aussie fintech names new chief

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... Superstream, Gateway and STP services to a wider market". InPayTech is the parent company of PayVu, a service that aims to bridge the gap between accounting/payroll systems and internet banking, ClickSuper, and Payment Adviser.

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... is how to give members enough information about risk to make sensible investment decisions. Rainmaker sought to fill this gap in its inaugural RMetrics MySuper report. Examining the correlation between performance and volatility of MySuper products in ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... been negative since May this year. The current yield differential of minus 33 basis points compares with the positive 25 bps gap at the start of 2019. Still below target inflation rates are providing impetus for continued decline in bond yields. If the ...

Gender wealth gap down to 11%: Roy Morgan

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
The average net wealth gap between men and women has almost halved in the last 12 years, according to the latest Roy Morgan Wealth Report. Statistics from the report show the average net wealth for women today sits at 89% that of men - $400,000, to ...

Aussie millionaires are cashed up: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... their portfolios significantly. They are risk-averse risk takers," he said. The findings also highlight a financial education gap for HNWIs and UHNWIs. Morgan said this includes developing optimal investment strategies, managing intergenerational wealth ...

Radar Results hires Queensland manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... and was state manager for Professional Investment Services for seven years. Latest Radar Results insights show the valuation gap between high-quality financial advice practices and conventional businesses has moved from 0.5 times recurring revenue to ...