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AMP shamed by CHOICE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
CHOICE has awarded AMP a Shonky for its "grossly underperforming" superannuation division, highlighting the AMP Retirement Trust and Super Savings Trust products. The consumer advocacy group said 55.5% of AMP's superannuation customer base comes from ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... square feet across 465 warehouses in 26 US states. President of Colony Capital Darren Stewart said Blackstone was the ideal choice to lead the business during its next stage of growth. "This sale allows Colony to both achieve compelling returns for our ...

ASIC casts doubt over Dollarmites

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... Dollarmites is the most prolific of the programs in question, it is sure to attract some comments from concerned parents. Choice consumer advocate Jonathan Brown said: "The Dollarmites program is a thinly veiled marketing program to turn our kids into ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... pushed to one side while the review took place. "Superannuation consumers receive significant benefits from competition and choice, and this will be an important focus of the FSC's approach to the review," Loane said. "However, this review should ...

Milestone ETF Rule passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... also known as the ETF Rule - will facilitate greater competition and innovation in the ETF marketplace, leading to more choice for investors and lower barriers to entry, the regulator said. The new rule will also make it easier for issuers to launch ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... forward to growing our partnership with Household Capital for the benefit of our members and supporters who now have greater choice when it comes to funding their retirement." Household Capital allows retirees to draw on the savings in their home as ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... underperformance across the industry was problematic, and adding Rice Warner research shows workers who stay in non-default (choice) funds could be up to $50,000 worse off on average. "In a compulsory super system, long term underperformance by any fund ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... lobby and make sure you have an advocate looking out for your interests" said O'Halloran. Super Consumers Australia at CHOICE is Australia's first dedicated and independent superannuation consumer advocacy organisation, established to "advance ...

Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... 'choice' in any context, you need to be very careful. It may not be you who gets the benefit of this so-called choice." However, Rainmaker research set to be presented later this week at the annual Australian Payroll Association conference shows ...

Vanguard launches three new active funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... distribution relationships, unlike some others like Zurich who prefer to take exclusive distribution rights for the region. "Our choice of who we partner with is not impacted by their other distribution arrangements in Australia. We are driven more by ...