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Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... change their investment options. A 2015 report released by IQ Group, which was based on a survey of Australia's top 50 super funds, demonstrated the industry was only making "incremental" steps towards greater digital engagement with their member-bases. ...

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Nearly one third of Australia's financial advisers will increase their use of exchange traded funds in client portfolios over the next 12 months. This is a key finding from a recent Rainmaker adviser survey which showed that while 35% of advisers are ...

Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... base and are not a result of any client complaints. "At no stage have there been any concerns about the security of client funds, or the way they have been invested or supervised. ASIC's concerns predominately relate to the fullness of the advice documentation ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... May, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment made similar calls on Australian superannuation funds and fund managers to sign a statement in support of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. The statement was intended form part ...

Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... model to undertake acquisitions is also a trend that is expected to continue, with alternative investors such as pension funds intensifying competition for assets through their willingness to participate in consortia seeking to acquire Australian targets. ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... science or related fields and experience in the environmental movement. Separately, the super fund with about $8.8 billion in funds under management, is due to release a joint study showing how the superannuation system is failing young workers in the ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... profiling. Available to advisers for subscriptions starting at $3000, the platform covers analysis of more than 9000 managed funds and ASX-listed stocks along with automated property valuations. It also provides a "portfolio blending" service which will ...

Vanguard recruits former industry fund CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... Vision Super and spent seven years with Emergency Services Super. Prior to MIESF, McLaughlin held roles with the Victorian Funds Management Corporation, State Street Global Advisors, AMP Capital and Westpac Investment Management.

Effective data management key to engagement: ISWG

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... by improving access to timely and relevant information. In its latest discussion paper the group called on superannuation funds to develop an insurance data strategy and supporting framework which they say will create a structure for proper consideration ...

DomaCom to ease issue of retirement funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... value of their home to help fund their retirement." Citing estimates by Deloitte that the potential pool of home equity funds Australians could access in their retirement is in excess of $500 billion; DomaCom said the product is aimed at the growing ...