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Direct life outpaced by group sector

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... to compete with super funds who marketed increases in amounts insured directly to members. "Rice Warner expects superannuation funds to increase this cross and up-sell of insurance, as further funds focus on expanding their financial services offers ...

Link Group announces plans for float

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Superannuation administration company Link Group is targeting a valuation of up to $2.6 billion in an initial public offer expected to take place on 27 October. Details in the prospectus reveal the company aims to raise between $879.2 million and $946.5 ...

Kinetic Super appoints board director

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... the Fund taking continued steps towards gender balanced representation as advocated by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)," Kinetic Super said. The fund also noted that new governance rules expected to be in place in 2016 are likely ...

Super fund boss: We're not IT companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Ongoing technology challenges for superannuation funds and the wider financial services industry present an unclear business planning path but an opportunistic path nonetheless. UniSuper chair Chris Cuffe said technology was still a "blind spot" among ...

New laws define inactive super members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
The federal government has released draft legislation aiming to reduce red tape for superannuation funds and individuals by streamlining lost and unclaimed super administrative arrangements. Under the new laws a super member will be considered inactive ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... politician Bernie Ripoll, who recently announced his resignation as Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Ripoll will be leaving politics at the next election and the SMSF Association said his contribution, both in government and ...

OneVue launches new advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... clear picture of asset allocation. "People have no idea about investments inside platforms. We need to look at superannuation and investment differently," she said. The key new features of the platform include the ability for advisers to examine investments ...

Prime Super launches new brand

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... the Australian continent has been replaced by a single letter 'P' made up of coloured triangles. "We know that superannuation can be complex and difficult to understand at times and this is a big driver of member disengagement, which can lead to poor ...

Super funds cautious about administration

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... deliver the right technology outcomes for both long-standing and new clients. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event in Sydney yesterday, AvSuper chair George Fishlock said Link Group's acquisition of Superpartners ...

ASIC's robo-advice taskforce to monitor AFSLs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... have observed that some start-up businesses may offer a specific or scaled advice service-for example, advice on superannuation options or portfolio investments," ASIC said in its second enforcement report. The regulator said that "scaled advice must ...