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Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
One in three women are financially worse off due to menopause and it's adversely impacting their retirement prospects, according to fresh data from MetLife. MetLife surveyed 1058 women and non-binary individuals aged between 35 and 64 experiencing perimenopause ...

AZ NGA acquires Sydney advice firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... managing director Virginia Heyer and senior private client adviser Duncan Derrington, specialises in wealth management, retirement planning and risk advice, and has four advisers, eight support staff and around 600 clients. AZ NGA said alongside Heyer ...

Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... ensuring Cbus members have access to advice that meets their needs and supports them to achieve their best possible retirement, the fund said. At CareSuper, he was head of financial advice, bringing years of experience in financial advice, retirement ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... actually seeking it has dropped. That's according to new research from Brighter Super and Investment Trends that shows retirement confidence among Australians is the lowest it's been in a decade. According to the 2024 Retirement Income Report, only 29% ...

Colonial First State offers aged care solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... a discounted member benefit and will offer personalised support to access all levels of care from in-home support, retirement living and residential aged care. CFS said the new partnership will allow members to access general advice on the financial ...

Super lobbies call for death benefit reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... Delahunty's remarks, acknowledging that at time the system has fallen short of expectations. "Super is Australians money for retirement and they deserve the highest standard of service. That has been made clear by regulators," Schubert said. "Where standards ...

AFCA names and shames in fresh Datacube release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... membership received the most complaints. AustralianSuper topped the list by far with 1550. This was followed by Australian Retirement Trust with 568 and Cbus with 493. Super fund trustees were responsible for 6288 of the total complaints. The majority ...

UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
In what's considered the most significant reforms to the UK retirement sector in decades, the defined contribution schemes of 86 administering authorities will be consolidated and their assets pooled to create megafunds. The UK government plans to introduce ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... business using and amplifying the MLC brand. It will also work to grow its Workplace offering and develop innovative retirement products over the coming years. "Master Trust is the biggest part of our business, and also represents the biggest area of ...

Mason Stevens names head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... in financial markets, most recently at AMP as co-portfolio manager of the Multi-Asset, Income Generator and MyNorth Retirement funds. Mason Stevens said Creighton has a robust background in portfolio management, trading, macroeconomic and quantitative ...