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Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025

... spent time travelling around the country. Namawan noted that under Baird's leadership, Prime Super secured a six-time CANSTAR five-star quality rating for its pension product and delivered top-quartile investment returns across most offerings. Chair ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025

... 49-year-olds, while the cohort under 40 said they will need $180,000 or over to achieve a comfortable retirement. However, Canstar data shows the highest paid group is males between the age of 35 and 44 at $103,955 - presenting a large disconnect between ...

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025

... Sunsuper (now Australian Retirement Trust), followed by a role as a senior research analyst for wealth and insurance at CANSTAR, before becoming a financial planning associate at Capital Focused. Scarrabelotti later became an independent financial adviser ...

Inflation spikes again sparking rate rise fears

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024

... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the CPI indicator or May showing an annual increase of 4%, up from 3.4% in February. Canstar group executive, financial services Steve Mickenbecker said the increase marks the third trot, confirming that inflation ...

Bullock keeps cash rate at 4.10%

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023

... to lift the cash rate again unless it is absolutely necessary," she said. Some 8% of 900 mortgage holders surveyed by Canstar are already behind or struggling with keeping up with their loan repayments and will not be able to cope with another rate r ...

InvestSMART adds to board

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020

... which is chaired by Paul Clitheroe. Effie Zahos will join InvestSMART's board. She is currently editor-at-large at Canstar. Until last year she was the founding editor of Money magazine for about 20 years, before it was bought by Rainmaker Information ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020

... Sunsuper, Downer Group and AIDC amongst others as well as currently serving on the boards of MFF Capital Investments, CANSTAR and Seven Group Holdings, was recognised for significant service to business through a range of executive roles. Industry veteran ...

Rainmaker Information selected by CANSTAR

STAFF WRITER | TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016

Canstar Research recently appointed Rainmaker Information to provide superannuation data for its super fund comparison and ratings service. Rainmaker Information provides one of the largest data feeds on Australia's superannuation industry and has collected ...

CBA posts record profit despite dip from wealth division

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016

... regained the top spot for adviser satisfaction in April 2016 and the bank was also named Bank of the Year - Small Business by Canstar. "We have pursued a simple, consistent strategy for over a decade now. Continued execution of that strategy, focused ...

Consumers turning to the internet for advice

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016

... financial advice on life insurance, signalling a need for the industry to respond to rapidly changing consumer demands. CANSTAR's latest Direct Life Insurance Star Ratings report found that almost 50% of Australian's would be happy to buy life insurance ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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