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HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
HESTA members currently in the midst of an extended limited services period will not see a pause or reduction applied to their administration fees, the fund confirmed. The $89 billion fund is currently transitioning to GROW Inc. (GROW) for its administration ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... will be no changes to the investment approach for this option and we are still committed to offering this option to our members," ART said. "However, we have decided not to continue seeking certification from Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... pretty long list of things that we think are important to get action on soon," Abood said. Abood said after engaging with members, the five key asks of the new financial services minister will be to fix the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... progress in certain areas, we believe the company still falls short of the standards we expect on behalf of our 1.2 million members and poses a risk to their financial futures." Brunton said HESTA chose to vote against the remuneration plan as the fund ...

Aware Super appoints UK private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Aware Super has bolstered its London team with the appointment of three executives to manage its infrastructure, private equity and property portfolios in Europe and the US. Importantly, the $190 billion superannuation fund has recruited Frank Bulman ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... be "substantially insulated from competition." Moreover, collective charging for retirement advice would require many members to pay for a service which they have no potential to benefit from for many years, it added. "Members who've already paid for ...

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... ticked up 0.3% to $7 billion in the year to December, prompted by a re-pricing existing benefits, despite fewer super fund members holding default cover under Protecting Your Super reforms. DEXX&R also flagged that Australia's five largest life insurance ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working with the Albanese government to further strengthen the retirement of ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... said the program aligns with its broader ambition to make the experience of superannuation as simple as possible for its members. As part of Project Scarlet, Rest last year introduced a fast-track process for low-balance claims, improved its forms and ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... 'Superannuation on Paid Parental Leave - parental choice' would be introduced to help boost the Budget's bottom line. Super Members Council (SMC) said the cash-out proposal undermines the policy intent of boosting the retirement savings of new mums. ...