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Super fund with highest customer satisfaction named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... interactions. "Acknowledging members' specific concerns in the current climate; transparent communication around investments and fees; and age-appropriate communication using their channels of choice, are key to building trust and loyalty," she said. ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... for the fund managers that we build relationships with, and this is certainly evidenced by the very competitive investment fees that we have been able to negotiate on behalf of our members. While we are certainly open to future mergers, for us it is ...

Scientiam, DASH launch easy fund exit service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... registering. According to Scientiam founder Nigel Baker, too many clients are languishing in poor products charging up to 2% in fees because they can't afford personal advice that would almost certainly recommend they get out. "Many advice businesses ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... integrity and risk recent gains to super fund members. Funds can always find an excuse for their under-performance or high fees, and regulatory risk-aversion suggests this could lead to the policy being toothless. When the regulator does make adverse ...

Breach reporting improvements needed: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... information or in warning statements, while lending accounted for 21%, general licensee obligations were 19% and 14% were about fees and costs.

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... the fund doesn't provide clients with a guaranteed return. Since July 2022, the fund has delivered a total return (net of fees) of 5.2% in the first three months since inception. Challenger Solutions head Josh Heller said: "The Challenger Solutions Liquid ...

Vanguard appoints chief financial officer, dumps brokerage fees

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... welcomes John Oberlies to its Melbourne office as chief financial officer, as it also announces it will eliminate brokerage fees on ETFs. Oberlies will relocate from Vanguard headquarters in Malvern to join the Australian executive team. He replaces ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... costs. Commencing in January 2023, the inquiry will also examine the impact of the Child Care Subsidy changes on out-of-pocket fees for families. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the federal government's decision to make childcare more affordable ...

CommSec, AUSIEX to pay $27m penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... Rules in a variety of ways and on multiple occasions. The breaches include CommSec customers being overcharged brokerage fees on close to 121,000 occasions and to the tune of more than $4.3 million; failure by both companies to comply with client money ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... investment decisions but having a financial adviser could add more than 4% to total portfolio value. So, even though advice fees have jumped 16% in FY22, from $3656 to $4685, Russell Investments' analysis argues that the total value of the services ...