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Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... with different super funds. This is something AustralianSuper constantly monitors to ensure it is providing insurance with little or no value, he said. AustralianSuper was the first super fund to offer members under 25 the ability to opt-in to insura ...

ASIC admits AMP inaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... independent. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said confirming or suggesting that the law had been broken by individuals was "going a little too far for us." "I think there's a couple of things to keep in mind, one being that we have a substantive investigation ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... institutional product manufacturers and further create a large body of severely underserviced consumers. This sounds a little like moved cheese," Romic said, referring to the best-selling business self-help book, 'Who Moved My Cheese?' "Some ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... asset managers are paid considerable sums regardless of their investment performance," GPIF said. "They therefore have little incentive to set target excess return rates appropriately, to be innovative in seeking excess returns, and to control their ...

Chief economist update: Fed flattens the yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... what's wrong with you people of Wall Street? It could be that the Fed's change in tone from meek and mild to a little aggression has got the forward-looking financial denizens spooked. For one, the flattening of the yield curve is ominous. Though ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... paid, default insurance in super offers good value for many - but not all - members, the PC noted. Insurance in super is of little or no value for some members, the PC added, "either because it is ill-suited to their needs or because they are not able ...

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... the AFA acknowledged that efforts to facilitate meetings between its licensee partners and affected advisers may provide little additional help given the more stringent, potentially drawn-out due diligence processes required. "Unfortunately these advisers ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... the most pessimistic demographic when it comes to retirement. According to the research, 39% of the age group registered little to no retirement confidence, while a further 49% didn't think they had enough money for retirement. Qantas Super chief executive ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... bit above 2% in 2018. "The housing markets in Sydney and Melbourne have slowed. Nationwide measures of housing prices are little changed over the past six months, with prices having recorded falls in some areas. These, of course, led to the same conclusion ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Government to re-examine its policy to end life insurance for Australians with low superannuation balances or accounts with little activity, suggesting it could be detrimental to women with dependents. While Women in Super agrees life insurance coverage ...