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Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... are supposed to be the low-cost, simple default products that we put people into to protect them and their retirement savings," O'Halloran said. "Last year we got a peek into the poor performing choice sector and saw that 60% were delivering poor ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... Superannuation Fund merged into Australian Retirement Trust. The fund, also known as IPE Super, looks after retirement savings belonging to employees of Incitec Pivot Limited, an ASX-listed manufacturer of explosives, fertilisers and industrial chemicals. ...

Apex Group wins fund services mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... onshore in the Australia market, broadening available investment strategies to the fifth-largest superannuation (retirement savings) industry in the world," he said. "We are delighted that Kayne Anderson Rudnick will benefit from the provision of our ...

Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... important, those who struggle to do so should not be denied the financial services they need, including their superannuation savings," she said. "The updated guidelines from AUSTRAC strike the right balance between information security and social inclusion ...

Super system shields against macro storm: Fundie

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
... generated a fair degree of social harmony in a relative sense," he said. "If you work hard here, you're going to have a savings pool at the end of the day because you have 10% or 12% of your salary put into super. In a lot of countries, if you don't ...

ASIC hands out more interim stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... or needs, the corporate regulator has placed interim stop orders on both Australian Fiduciaries Limited (AFL) and APS Savings Limited (APS Savings). To date, ASIC has issued 21 interim stop orders under the design and distribution obligations (DDO) including ...

Delayed reforms put pensioners at risk: OECD

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... costs, design plans that match the preferences of their employees and implement behavioural strategies to increase employee savings," the outlook stated. Nonetheless, some employers, particularly small ones, may be unwilling to establish pension plans ...

Household Capital acquires Pension Boost

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... Household Capital Advisory Board chair Deborah Ralston concluded: "Home equity is a large part of a retiree's overall savings; the integrated platform that Josh, Paul and the team have created is an innovative way to access the third pillar of retirement ...

UK regulator looks to simplify advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... advice through perceived high charges. Our expectation is therefore that more consumers will move some of their excess cash savings into investments within S&S ISA wrappers," the FCA said. In the UK, the average adviser charges between 1% to 3% of the ...

Rest names new independent chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... privilege to serve as the chair of the Rest board for the past nine years. "Protecting and growing our members' retirement savings has remained my light on the hill as has the diverse and changing needs of our members," he said. "I'm proud that in my ...