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Eslake consultancy up and running after leaving BoA

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015

... he left his role of chief economist at ANZ in July 2009. At that time he started working as a director of the Grattan Institute and set up his consultancy firm. "Then, out of the blue, Bank of America rang and I accepted their offer partly because it ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2015

Following on from its controversial "Super Sting" report in 2014, Grattan Institute has released a new report that continues to argue Australia's superannuation industry has excessive costs. The report, titled " Super Savings ", reiterates Grattan's ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014

... for 2015. MySuper and fees Over 2014, superannuation fees became a hot topic, with a provocative paper by the Grattan Institute arguing that Australian funds were among the most expensive in the world. In response, the industry argued that Australian ...

ING low-fee super hits $1bn mark

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014

... money work harder, resulting in a healthier retirement balance and reducing unnecessary fees.A According to the Grattan Institute report on super fees, even on conservative assumptions, a 30-year old could forego more than $250,000 in their retirement ...

Insurance through super saves $403 million

STAFF WRITER | FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014

... when making comparisons of the cost and expenses between superannuation and pension systems globally, as the Grattan Institute made in a recent controversial report.

Drastically limit number of default funds: Grattan CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014

... number of superannuation funds providing default super to around five if it wants to reduce fees, according to Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley. Speaking at a superannuation roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions, Daley pointed to the example ...

Passive FUM reaches all-time high

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014

... which raised concerns about the prevalence of active management approaches in superannuation. "According to the Grattan Institute, active management of superannuation assets increases costs but not after-fee average returns in the sector. It is very ...

MySuper is bringing fees down: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014

... members will be paying as much as 2%, while others are paying 0.5%. Bonarius' statements come weeks after the Grattan Institute released a report that was highly critical of the comparatively high fees charged by super funds, arguing that a cheaper alternative ...

AMP reduces North Guarantee fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014

... gains at a lower price. The announcement comes after superannuation fees came under scrutiny in a report by the Grattan Institute, which found Australians were paying more on superannuation fees than most of their international counterparts. On a 10 ...

David Murray gives first insight into FSI

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014

... which in turn would improve capital formation and help the system become more cost-effective. "I note the recent Grattan Institute Report suggesting ours may not be," he added. Murray acknowledged that many submissions stressed that "our superannuation ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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