SUPERANNUATION FUND MEMBERS

Superannuation

UniSuper has invested in an upgrade of its advice-focused member centres across the country to provide members with a venue to meet....

Superannuation

While their members see little value in sporting sponsorships, super fund executives and trustees are split on the issue....

Life/Risk

Life insurers operating in the group risk area ignored warnings from APRA that price reductions and soft underwriting practices would affect profitability...

Financial planning

Victims of Financial Fraud group lash Medcraft’s call for tougher penalties, citing regulator’s past failures....

Superannuation

MySuper should be made ‘opt-in’ because it places insurance cover at risk, says CSSA....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that industry fund members represent a large and largely untapped client base for financial planners to which the FPA has rightly sought to provide acc...

Life/Risk

New research suggests recent surges in group life premiums have ceded an advantage to individually advised products....

Superannuation

Despite being seen as a metric for engagement, super fund members checking their balance does not necessarily indicate engagement rather it likely signifies a member is e...

Superannuation

Research consultancy firm Rice Warner has proposed its own retirement income solution to tackle longevity risk, but Challenger says the horse has already bolted....

Editorial

Amid a good deal of fuss over how one insurance industry analyst referenced those making claims, Mike Taylor writes that the industry would be better looking at cause rat...

Superannuation

Superannuation fund members are more engaged and satisfied with their fund than they have been for the past three years with indications they would continue to use their ...

Editorial

Advisers must look beyond the controversy from the recent Budget and determine what opportunities and risks it offers for their clients, David Glen writes....

Superannuation

New analysis published by Rice Warner suggests that super fees are still too high and will likely reduce further....

Superannuation

New research confirms most superannuation fund executives and trustees believe few members understand what super is delivering in terms of insurance cover....

Superannuation

Meeting the diverse needs of SMSFs will present the financial services industry with both challenges and opportunities, writes Tim Keegan....

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