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Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government's move to include compulsory superannuation in its retirement income review has been welcomed by the financial services sector. Responding to the government's establishment of a review of the retirement income system, the peak ...

Milestone ETF Rule passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Global regulators are taking notice of the maturation of exchange-traded funds, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopting a new rule to modernise their regulation. Twenty seven years on from the launch of the first ETF, the SEC has voted ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australia's peak advocacy body for seniors partnered with a specialist retirement funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes. National Seniors Australia (NSA) has partnered with Household Capital to work towards better retirement outcomes ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit back at newly launched consumer group Super Consumers Australia after it unleashed an attack on MySuper products yesterday. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck moved to play down the significance ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
New consumer group Super Consumers Australia has marked its launch with a swipe at MySuper products and the superannuation lobby. The consumer group said its research shows the superannuation system "put over 170,000 people into a poor performing super ...

Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
The Putting Members' Interests First superannuation reforms are almost through parliament. The House of Representatives moved to pass the Putting Members' Interests First bill on Monday, making insurance in super opt-in only for under-25s. The bill ...

Vanguard launches three new active funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
Vanguard has launched two new actively-managed, low cost equities funds managed by external managers, as it kicks off a lineup of active funds in Australia. The company has offered factor-based funds in Australia for roughly the past two years but this ...

Suitability of managed accounts grows

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
Managed accounts are becoming more suitable for a broader range of clients, attendees of the 2019 Financial Standard Managed Accounts Best Practice Forum have heard. Speaking at Financial Standard 's Managed Accounts Best Practice Forum in Sydney this ...

Zurich launches new SMA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
Zurich Investments has launched a new separately managed account focused on global growth opportunities, which will be available on the HUB24 platform. The Zurich Investments Global Growth Opportunities SMA offers financial advisers the opportunity ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The prudential regulator confirmed a "traffic light" system aimed at weeding out underperforming superannuation funds is currently in the works. Deputy chair Helen Rowell flagged APRA is developing a heat map based on four key areas -investment returns ...