Are you using the best strategies to generate member engagement in your financial wellness programs? We have identified five best practices for developing strategies to support member retention and growth in super funds.
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In September 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act, which will allow most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to obtain an exemptive order from the SEC in a more efficient and less costly way. The new rule provides greater flexibility to all issuers looking to launch new products filed as open-end funds in a streamlined approval process with a quicker time to come to the market. The new rule applies to both index-based and actively managed transparent ETFs. This rule cannot be applied to leveraged/inverse ETFs, unit investment trusts, master-feeder funds or share class ETFs.
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Even before the global coronavirus pandemic disrupted the global economy, financial stress was already being widely reported by as many as 60% of Australian workers. Almost 50% of Australian workers spent more than three hours per week dealing with financially related issues, and the concern over having financial difficulties had increased to 71% of employees in 2019.
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SS&C attended the first virtually-hosted Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo. This year’s attendance required no travel planning and provided commercial mortgage lenders and servicers a great opportunity to network safely and remotely.
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As insurance investment portfolios have become increasingly complex, global and diversified, batch-based processing models and legacy platforms struggle to keep pace with investment decisions being made across multiple markets, time zones and public/private assets. Legacy technologies, infrastructures, and processes are causing insurers to manage investment portfolio allocations and diversification based on stale and incomplete portfolio data that may be a day or more old.
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Hybrid funds have emerged as an increasingly popular way to satisfy investor demand for diversification resulting in exceptional returns. These vehicles are designed to focus primarily (but not exclusively) on illiquid investments through a blend of the longer-term investment strategies of closed-end private equity funds and the trading and hedging strategies of open-end hedge funds. This offers investors exposure to a wide variety of asset types, affording greater flexibility in liquidity options.
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A recent study by AMP found that financial stress impacts two in five workers during their careers and costs Australian businesses an estimated $31.1 billion per year in lost revenue. In an on-demand SS&C podcast hosted by Shaun McKenna Senior Director – Product, Sales and Client Relations, SS&C Technologies, we discuss the issue of financial wellness with our guests Steve Freeborn, Head of Superannuation, Rice Warner, and Shannon O’Shea, Partner and Head of Member Services, Aon, and address ways Superannuation funds can support the financial wellness of members.
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According to a McKinsey & Company survey, cost management, growth and digital capabilities are three top priorities in both business units and corporate centers as they focus on tackling economic uncertainty. In an effort to reduce costs and still show growth, companies are establishing strategies to define a new normal. Outsourcing is a business strategy that includes transferring work from a company’s employees to an external party. Many companies outsource their services and the creation of goods with the goal of decreasing costs such as employees, overhead, equipment and technology.
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