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Australia Post Super Scheme cuts premiums by 10%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... definition. In investments, the fund informed members: "Following a recent review of the APSS's investment strategy, the trustee has decided to gradually reduce exposure to less liquid assets within the private equity and alternative credit asset classes." ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Choice products charge significantly higher and tend to underperform compared to MySuper options, new analysis by APRA finds. Ahead of unveiling the inaugural Choice Product Heatmap, the prudential regulator released staggering statistics that will ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) appointed the former chief executive of Women in Super as general manager, professional development. Sandra Buckley led Women in Super for the past eight years where she was responsible for ...

$450 super threshold to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The government has moved on its election promise to scrap the $450 threshold for superannuation. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's financial security Jane Hume said a bill introduced to Parliament yesterday ...

Super executives switching options in conflict: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... putting oversight in place going forward. "Directors and executives of superannuation funds may have knowledge of their trustee's decisions around valuations of unlisted assets or the authority to influence such decisions. Trustees must have effective ...

Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has released a report aimed at overhauling Australia's corporate bond market. The report makes 12 recommendations to support the development of a more active corporate bond market in ...

Government-run super would leave members worse off: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... could also trump the financial interest of members, especially when a government makes itself the investment officer, trustee, owner, regulator and supervisor," Dean said.

Harvey Kalman joins Raiz

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
Former Equity Trustees global head of business development Harvey Kalman will chair Raiz Invest. Kalman is currently board member and chair of the audit and investments board committee for the Menzies Foundation and chair of the Financial Planning Advisory ...

Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... FSC, representing its 111 members across superannuation funds, funds management, life insurance, advice licensees and trustee companies. "Some of the more significant challenges have included initiating life insurance's Trowbridge Review, developing ...

MLC Life wins group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... delighted to begin our partnership with them and look forward to providing great insurance cover for their members." As trustee for OneSuper, Diversa established a working relationship with MLC in January of this year to review and transition the fund's ...