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Super investment menus not what they seem: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... investment menus to accommodate the vast majority of their members who do not actively engage with the fund around investment choice," Rice Warner said. "By contrast, retail superannuation funds typically offer much more comprehensive investment menus ...

Adviser tampered with MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
A former Aon Hewitt adviser copped an ASIC ban after he was found to have stopped 331 Aon Master Trust default superannuation members from switching to the cheaper MySuper option. Thanh Huu Tran has been banned for two years as a result of the misconduct. ...

Link Advice partners with $12bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... assist members with a broader range of topics than the fund could previously attend to, such as contributions, investment choice, insurance, transition to retirement, retirement advice and retirement health checks. "This is particularly important in ...

AMP extends adviser deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... sufficient time for practices to consider their options, after which they enter into a transition period appropriate for their choice." "It also creates an appropriate milestone to ensure practices work toward making a decision and that AMP can plan ...

Zurich secures mandate from $8b super fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... continues to focus on innovation and partnerships of shared value as the fund expands its member base. "We are the fund of choice for the energy industry, so our insurance offering has to be affordable, comprehensive and responsive to meet the needs ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... reduce or abolished commissions have brought them back in order to rebuild decimated industries that has taken away consumer choice and caused bad consumer outcomes." When it comes to the AFA and FPA, the UFAA is clear on its point of view. "It has become ...

Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... and influence. Their value proposition is predicated on having no ownership ties to a product manufacturer and product choice," Morris said. "A formal APL serves to direct advisers to a limited list, with licensee-level approval required to go 'off-piste' ...

AustralianSuper rules out SMSF options

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the $170 billion superannuation fund will not open its investment options to self-managed-superannuation, unlike HostPlus which made the move in June. The $43 billion HostPlus opened up some of its options ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... Media on how non-default members choose their super fund. The research showed that while members were confident about their choice, they actually had very little knowledge about their super and what they believed was often misguided," she explained. ...

ETFS Capital backs indexing startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... indexing industry is in urgent need of transformation since the dominant index providers currently offer investors limited choice and are inflexible." ETFS Capital will become a minority shareholder in the company, alongside the employees. "We believe ...