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Super funds' IDR process weak, inadequate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
Superannuation funds are increasingly flouting their internal dispute resolution (IDR) process and are not doing enough to resolve member complaints before they reach the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). The complaints authority warned ...

AFCA flags legal uncertainty on SMSF wholesale test

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... must be mindful of the "legal uncertainty" that exists when applying the appropriate wholesale test on self-managed super funds (SMSF), according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA senior ombudsman Alex Sidoti used a case study ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds, which collectively offer 164 first-rate products. This represents a decrease from the 56 AAA-rated funds last year, a shift ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... found Australia's crypto adoption was widespread, with individuals, and increasingly, sole traders, self-managed super funds (SMSF) and companies investing. Caleb & Brown said 80% of its customers belong to Gen-X or Baby Boomers, while 70% of the ...

Platypus AM appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... 2003 to some $5 billion in assets and funds under advice on behalf of some of Australia's largest institutions and super funds." Black also welcomed Stevanovic's appointment as Adamson's replacement. "The board is delighted to announce Jelena's appointment ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... as straightforward as people might think," she said. "It's going to be paid as an annual payment in arrears to the super funds." Like many, independent senator David Pocock welcomed the proposed changes proposed in the Bill. However, he believes that ...

Advised investors spurring SMSF rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
Uncertain market conditions in 2023 spurred a rebound in the number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) seeking financial advice. According to new research from AUSIEX, new SMSF account openings were driven by advised clients as the number of self-directed ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... will halve over the next decade, says Mercer. In its inaugural Shaping Super report, Mercer predicts the number of super funds in Australia will decline by another 30% over the next five years and that the number of smaller funds - being those with less ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... around your day of birth. "Following your 50th birthday any future contributions, including any rollovers from other super funds, will be allocated across the investment Pools, with an increased proportion going to the Balanced and Cash Pools as you ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... fees Hostplus also highlighted in its submission that WMPs often have undisclosed commercial arrangements with the super funds they present to employees. To promote transparency and ensure that employees can make informed decisions based on proper facts ...