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Industry fund eyes younger membership with board appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... form a key aspect of Beveridge's contribution to REI Super's vision, as the fund looks to attract younger Australians. "Young people don't often think about superannuation because for them it's too far away to consider. We need to look at how we get ...

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
A $45 billion industry superannuation fund has undergone an insurance overhaul to bring its offering in line with major competitive shifts in the super system. Among the changes at REST Industry Super, new members will pay up to 25% less for default ...

Vision Super creates head technology role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
Vision Super has appointed its first head of technology as it aims to increase its presence among younger Australians and meet their ongoing demands. Joining from KPMG, James Milne is responsible for maintaining and improving the digital experience ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
Consumer trust in the financial planning industry has dropped 2% in the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from Roy Morgan. Findings from the research house's 2017 Superannuation and Wealth Management in Australia report shows trust in ...

Philanthropy at the heart of planning profession

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... Challenges raise much needed funds for Future2 to bring new opportunity and hope to socially and financially disadvantaged young Australians through its Make the Difference! grants program. Since 2007, when Future2 was established on the initiative of ...

Impact of dementia on estate planning efficacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... said that, she added, dementia is not the only reason for needing a statutory will. "Another recent court case involved a young child who had severe physical disabilities as a result of problems at birth. He had received $3.2 million in damages against ...

New advice firm taps young professional market

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... the Christmas break." Steering away from the aged care and retirement end of the advice market, Fox & Hare is targeting young professionals aged 25-45 to assist with short-to-medium term goals like buying a house. Brady said this group have typically ...

Media Super appoints investments GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... joins the super fund from Frontier Advisors, where he was lead consultant. Prior to that, he was a consultant at Ernst & Young and a commercial credit cards service consultant at ANZ. Commenting on his new role, Zhang said: "I am pleased to be joining ...

Sporting arena ripe for new advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... prioritise the management and growing of their wealth. In addition to becoming a high-earning individual at a relatively young age, the income of professional athletes is often inconsistent, varying year-to-year depending on their individual and team's ...

CFS lifestage funds enter direct infrastructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Colonial First State's lifestage funds have reached sufficient scale to invest in direct infrastructure assets for the first time. MySuper FirstChoice Lifestage superannuation products, which hold more than $8 billion in assets and traditionally invested ...