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Pension plan sued for expensive, active strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... suites indicates that the Index suite is and has been a far superior option, and consequently the more appropriate choice for the plan," they said. If due diligence was conducted, members could have saved US$2.74 million in costs. "Of the 29 Fidelity ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... charities in the world. Rural Aid chief executive John Walters said the organisation is delighted it's the charity of choice for nabtrade's charity trading day. Rural Aid said 80% of nabtrade's brokerage will support Rural Aid's Young Minds program ...

Centrepoint hires recruitment lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... licensing options, and Smith brings the knowledge and experience required to assist businesses in making the right choice for their needs. Centrepoint has about 320 advisers under its own licensees and offers its services, such as compliance, business ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... stronger position. "This is a significant investment in new jobs and demonstrates our commitment to be the bank of choice for Australian businesses." Irvine said NAB would also work with customers and advocate for reforms to help power the nation's economic ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
A new law is empowering employees to choose their own superannuation fund, lifting restrictions that forced some members into a super fund dictated by their employer. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) Bill 2019 passed overnight ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... factors, or that it arguably promotes positive general market trends or industry growth, that the investment is a prudent choice for retirement or other investors." Now, the DOL proposes that under ERISA fiduciaries must always put the economic interests ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... members to withdraw their funds, adding that not withdrawing - if there are other options - is probably the better choice for many Australians. However, $59 billion industry super fund Rest rejected the suggestion, pointing out it has been using SCA's ...

Bridges acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... largest national financial planning and stockbroking organisations and, during this time, has become the partner of choice for the customer-owned banking industry."

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... Morningstar said. "Harnessing the scale of a manager this size can be challenging, but Fidelity has proven to be a reliable choice for Australian investors in 2019." Fidelity also won in the Aussie small caps category, third year in a row, for its Fidelity ...

AMP adds competitors to platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... drop in risk sales in 2019 compared with the year prior. "Adding these high-quality insurers to our platform increases choice for advisers and clients, further strengthening AMP's wrap platform offer," AMP managing director super, retirement and platforms ...