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How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... choice about superannuation when they read the performance test results. Sinnewe discussed the behavioural aspects of consumer choices, especially when they receive a letter from their superannuation fund saying it failed a recent performance test. Whether ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... long time, and have increased since the start of the pandemic, but his concern remains muted. "In the end, it is a policy choice. Central banks do have the tools to combat high inflation," he said, referring to rate hikes.

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... month. APRA notified failing funds yesterday, before publishing the results more widely today. ASFA responds, advises consumer caution Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Martin Fahy said while the orderly removal ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... all superannuation is managed by a government agency, employer defaults cease to exist, and all super funds only offer choice products. "Under the proposed model, individuals will enter chosen superannuation funds by opting out of their SGA [Super Gaurantee ...

CSLR unfairly locks out some victims: Maurice Blackburn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... by a court or dispute resolution scheme. "Hence, if the CSLR is limited only to consumers with AFCA determinations, a consumer who elected to pursue court proceedings rather than go through AFCA, as is their right, would be irredeemably prejudiced from ...

FSC launches DDO templates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... October and aims to help consumers obtain appropriate financial products by requiring issuers and distributors to have a "consumer-centric approach" to the design and distribution of products. Templates are available for life insurance; income protection ...

CFS, UniSuper win customer satisfaction nods

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Colonial First State and UniSuper are the superannuation of choice for consumers, taking home the highest satisfaction ratings in Roy Morgan's annual awards. CFS received the Retail Super Fund of the Year nod in the 2020 Customer Satisfaction Awards ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... government to include clients in the review - who are often the "missing voice" in regulatory reforms. "Ask them, when given the choice between commissions and upfront fees, what would they choose? "We know from experience and advisers who run practices ...

Latitude IPOs despite spotted past

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Insurance (the trading name for Hallmark General Insurance, part of the Latitude Group) had to refund $1.1 million for poor consumer credit insurance sales and claims handling. Add-on insurance on credit cards and loans has remained an issue for the ...

REA Group to acquire Mortgage Choice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... significant opportunity to leverage its deep digital capabilities and expertise, combined with access to a large and engaged consumer audience." The transaction is expected to be funded by an increase in REA's syndicated debt facilities. Its existing ...