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New advice groups detrimental to consumers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... Commission will pale by comparison." Appearing on a panel alongside Gupta, Mercer head of industry and public sector superannuation Jo-Anne Bloch said the super and advice sectors face an "enormous opportunity" to embrace digital advice, however conceded ...

Tasmanian super funds seek insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... Tasmanian Treasury will soon start the search for an insurer to take over the mandates of two small public sector superannuation funds. The State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme (SFCSS) and the Tasmanian Ambulance Service Superannuation Scheme ...

J.P. Morgan loses custody contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... a high-level of client service, supported by leading-edge technology." Funds SA manages money for public sector superannuation schemes, insurers and endowment funds. Total assets under custody stand at $3.58 trillion, after falling 1.2% in the half year ...

Final farewell for industry association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... receipt of a defined benefit pension as part of the now-closed Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme and Public Sector Superannuation schemes. In recent years, the body has predominantly advocated for changing the means by which CSS and PSS pensions are ...

ASIC names new default super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... Public Service Act, new employees were defaulted into the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS), Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) or the Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan (PSSap). No details of the agreement were disclosed. Historic ...

ASIC seeks new default super partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... are already members of the fund. The regulator's current default option for employees is the Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan but the arrangement expires on 30 June 2019, as ASIC will no longer be covered under the Public Service Act ...

Future Fund investment specialist joins Funds SA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... a statement at that time. Funds SA is a public sector fund that manages more than $30 billion for public sector superannuation schemes, insurers and endowment funds. In September, it put out its custody contract to tender, inviting six custodians J.P. ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... superannuants, namely former public servants in receipt of a Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme or Public Sector Superannuation Scheme pension. The two pension schemes were closed to new members in the early 1990s, and many of the association's 6000-plus ...

Funds SA portfolio manager leaves, team to expand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... We thank him, and wish him all the very best in his future endeavours." Funds SA manages money for public sector superannuation schemes, insurers and endowment funds. Last month, Funds SA put its custody contract to tender, inviting six custodians J.P. ...

Custody contract up for grabs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... support us in meeting our current and evolving requirements," Townsend said. Funds SA manages money for public sector superannuation schemes, insurers and endowment funds. Australia's total assets under custody now sit at $3.6 trillion and local ...