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Frontier calls out structural super fund flaws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... down at minimum rates inevitably leads to subpar outcomes. "By definition, it minimises their income, impacting their quality of life, especially during the active early years of retirement, making budgeting challenging due to income variability, and ...

Power50: Most influential advisers named

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... advice pro bono, supporting causes close to their hearts, and changing lives in the process. "While we still await the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) package of reforms, standing at the precipice of what may well be among the most monumental changes ...

Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... members. Good engagement can only be built on a sound knowledge base." Finally, Monteath said metrics related to funds' quality of service scored the lowest among participants. 'Making me feel like a valued member' scored just 7.3 out of ...

Life insurance complaints drop 24%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... stood at 13%, while complaints about incorrect premiums made up 11%. Many complainants concurred that insurers' service quality has deteriorated in the last year, decreasing by 31%. AFCA issued a stern warning to life insurance firms, saying that many ...

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... responsibilities. Specifically, this involves abolishing the Child Care Subsidy Activity Test, and investing in universal, high-quality, and affordable early childhood education and care. Another recommendation the WEET suggests is to extend "the Paid ...

Blackwattle to take over Watermark fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... $90 million in funds under management (FUM). WARF's name will also be changed to the Blackwattle Small Cap Long-Short Quality Fund. While Blackwattle said it will employ a similar long/short investment process to Watermark, there will be changes that ...

GCI establishes real estate arm

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... appointing a managing director to lead it. Led by David Stone, GCI's real estate team aims to leverage a diverse range of high-quality Australian real estate assets to deliver flexible credit solutions to business owners, property investors and property ...

Cbus appoints new head of infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... 900,000 members. "Jordan is highly respected across the infrastructure sector having built a diversified portfolio of quality assets that have delivered strong results for Hostplus members throughout his tenure," she said. Earlier this year, Cbus unveiled ...

Netwealth to distribute private markets offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... "We're delighted to partner with Netwealth, to provide Australian wealth managers and their clients with institutional-quality private market investment opportunities," he said. "This strategic partnership represents our commitment to provide wealth ...

Former AMP Capital executive takes over at Selfwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... Commenting on his appointment, Keary described SelfWealth as a trusted leading challenger brand with an established, high-quality customer base. "With the transformation of the business underway, I believe that my experience in the big banks and AMP ...