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Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... $545,000. Women tend to retire with $122,848 compared to males who end up with a median balance of $154,453. The good news is the gap between men and women is closing. In the two years to 2017, the average balance women's super has grown more than ...

FPA launches Tinder for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... financial advice. He added: "We are very excited about this tool and we feel it has the potential to really close the information gap that seems to prevent a consumer from taking that next step."

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... transparent, personalised investment solutions. Russell Australia managing director Jodie Hampshire explained there has been a gap in the Australian market for active managed accounts at a cost-effective price point. She said the managed accounts offerings ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... mid-2015 to 2017 end. Addis believes there is strong consumer demand for investments with a constructive impact, but there is a gap between what people expect from an ethical or impact investment and what the reality may be. She argues there is one clear ...

Advisers struggle with untapped SMSF market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... untapped market for SMSF advice, as members indicated their struggles with different aspects of investment strategies - a gap which advisers can meet. Vanguard Australia head of intermediary Rebecca Pope said this year's report showed the ongoing challenge ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... performed strongly. However, ESG options tend to underperform over three and five-year periods, Rainmaker said, noting the gap was only 20 and 30 basis points respectively. Over 10 years, the best-performing funds were: HESTA - Eco-Pool (10.3%), UniSuper ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... with their fund's financial performance while for retail funds, the share was 60.2%. In the 12 months since then, this 1.8% gap has widened to 6%. The report said 62.5% of industry fund members reported satisfaction at end of May while just 56.5% of ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... board and executive level by 2020. As its ESG negatives, Pendal did not disclose employee pay metrics, undertook a gender pay gap analysis but did not report it, and lack of disclosure around absolute levels of employee engagement which was reported ...

APRA tighten reins on super fund acquisitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... loophole contributed to the fraud that precipitated the collapse of Trio Capital in 2009. The closure of this legislative gap will ensure anyone seeking to acquire a substantial stake in an APRA-regulated superannuation licensee is subject to rigorous ...

New AFCA remit not enough: Law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... Creevey Russell Lawyers. He said the Department of Treasury has advised it is considering whether and how it will deal with the gap. "Our view is that, as a matter of common sense, it would be inconsistent to not implement an extension of the normal ...