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Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has taken a stance against industry-created retirement models, saying Australians deserve realistic retirement income standards. In its submission to the Retirement Income Review (RIR) SCA said existing models pushed ...

Higher super contributions make Aussies feel safer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... their belief that they don't voluntarily contribute enough into their super. Investment Trends senior analyst King Loong Choi said that by increasing their super contributions to 11% of household their income, Australians report feeling better about ...

More courses get FASEA approval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
FASEA has approved applications for the recognition of coursework from the Australian Financial Advisers (AFA) and Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) as part of its education standards for financial advisers. Advisers who have completed ...

Government loves SMSFs: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology has delivered a gushing address to the SMSF Association conference - promising the government is supportive of the SMSF sector. Addressing delegates, Senator Jane ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
A panel discussion at the SMSF Association Conference has sought to predict what the SMSF industry will look like in 10 years' time, with the issue of retirement front and centre. Rice Warner executive director Michael Rice, Challenger chair of retirement ...

Netwealth leads the platform pack

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... led the pack for overall platform functionality, followed closely by HUB24. Investment Trends senior analyst, King Loong Choi, said 2019 saw increased rivalry in the space. "Over the last 12 months, platform functionality scores have improved in a wide ...

MyNorth bolsters managed portfolio offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Financial advisers using AMP's wrap platform now have access to Lonsec's range of retirement managed portfolios. Lonsec has partnered with AMP to include its retirement managed portfolios as an option in the selection of managed portfolios available ...

Partnership sees improved advice services

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
Members of a $13 billion superannuation fund are benefitting from expanded financial advice capabilities via a partnership with Link Advice. LGIAsuper partnered with Link Advice in October 2019 and has now expanded its telephone service for providing ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
Premiums for retail income protection policies with insurer AIA have climbed substantially over the last two years. One AIA Priority Protection policy sighted by Financial Standard had a 27% increase from 2018 to 2019 and then a 32% increase from 2019 ...

HESTA hikes default insurance cover

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The $55 billion industry fund is hiking the cost of its standard insurance cover for most of its members, with those aged 55 to 64 years to be the worst hit. HESTA's standard insurance cover -- which eligible members automatically receive upon signing ...