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Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... surveyed said diversification is important, though 53% cited barriers to achieving diversification. There is a concerning gap between knowledge and action amongst SMSFs regarding diversification, the SMSF Association said. Such a gap could likely be ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Zurich has entered a three-year study partnership with Oxford University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the ...

Mental health at work still a stigma: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
Senior managers are most likely to experience the highest levels of stress at work and are at risk of leaving their employer in the next 12 months, according to mental health organisation SuperFriend. With one quarter of workers experiencing high levels ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... "It's not a good thing," he said. Even the government is pulling its weight, he said, adding that the ATO has to fill the gap. The Productivity Commission estimates there are currently 10 million multiple super accounts. Per member, this works out ...

Industry fund, IRESS begin automated advice journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... options, ranging from general to simple and comprehensive. Truong said the digital advice rollout is meeting a previous advice gap at the fund. "Research has shown that members are increasingly becoming digitally savvy and are enjoying the convenience ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... give retail investors such as self-managed super funds direct exposure to commercial real estate finance and help fill the gap. QRI is being launched at a time when the demand for non-bank real estate financing is growing, he said. Recent regulatory ...

Gender super gap closing but still wide

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
In the last decade, women have narrowed the superannuation gender gap by about 13 percentage points, but they still have only 72% of what men have in their nest eggs. According to Roy Morgan, women had $68,000 on an average in their superannuation balance ...

Can Hollywood turn advice mainstream?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... would you treat him? How does that compare with how you treat your client today? "That's what I call the celebrity service gap... If that's a gap you can fill, your competition can never touch you," he said. Ramm gave examples including advocating ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... average, and when it comes to investment solutions, flexibility is important," Greco said. On top of the financial literacy gap, the survey indicates an increasing need for financial advice as large numbers of savers don't know which types of financial ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... poverty in retirement. The study, conducted with the help of Monash University, found mounting evidence surrounding the gender gap in superannuation after interviewing 40 women. Discrepancies in superannuation savings are likely to continue because of ...