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ClearView updates LifeSolutions suite, increases premiums

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... customers to "flexi link" their income protection inside and outside super. The change will allow customers to fund the majority of the premium via super without the limitations that can apply if they hold cover inside super. Waiver of premium while ...

Government releases draft super reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... Describing the reforms as "fairer, more flexible and more sustainable," Treasurer Scott Morrison argued that "the majority of Australians" will either be "better off or unaffected." The first tranche of legislation enshrines the objective of superannuation ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... option this year. McHugh said the balanced option cut was a tough decision because the balanced option is where the majority of their retirees over 60 are currently allocated. But to increase the returns the fund would to increase the risk and increase ...

Inappropriate advice drives disputes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... fund manager. Disputes about superannuation made up over one quarter (28%) of investment and advice disputes. The majority of disputes concerned SMSFs (43%), retail funds (19%) and industry funds (15%). For SMSFs the most common dispute was inappropriate ...

CBA offers $9.4m in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... it deserves," CBA's statement said. "It's a rigorous and thorough process which continues to show that in the vast majority of cases our customers received the right advice. We are also putting things right for customers who received poor advice and ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... considered the intricacies surrounding life insurance and TPD cover available through MySuper, highlighting that a majority of members don't understand that when they get TPD in a group plan it is generally an offset of the life insurance also provided ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... and plan accordingly," De Gori said. From the research four distinct financial personality types emerged, with the majority of Australians continuing to identify as risk adverse (55%). The four financial personality types are: Poker master (12% of respondents) ...

'Constant tinkering' leaves Australians uncertain: MLC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Executive general manager, wealth advice, Greg Miller said: "This research shows that regardless of age and income - the majority of Australians are feeling unprepared for retirement. "Advisers regularly experience this uncertainty in super first-hand ...

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... gendered behaviour or might naturally bend to the more masculine stereotypes that get rewarded in the workforce, the majority of women are faced with an ultimatum between a career and family. "If you tell most women well you can have career or you can ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... of UK IFAs currently outsource investment assets to DFMs, which are also a growing target for asset managers. The majority of DFMs favour third-party funds, with the research revealing one third of DFMs invest more than 80% of their assets in third party ...