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One million visits to YourSuper comparison tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
... around the performance of their super funds. "Increased transparency is a powerful tool for regulators to bring about improvements in superannuation fund performance, but members should never forget they also have the power to make decisions that will ...

New financial crisis standards proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... with the smallest possible impact on the community and the financial system." While entities have made substantial improvements in contingency planning over recent years, he said, there remains large gaps in capabilities between entities and across industries. ...

APRA questions trustees on financial resilience

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... APRA said through the course of its supervisory activities it has identified several issues in this space, meaning improvements need to be made. Some of the issues identified include RSE licensees not being sure of appropriate reserve target amounts ...

Governance tops ESG priorities: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... essential part of decision-making. "Asset managers have certainly taken this to heart, which is reflected in the improvements we have continued to see over the last 12 months. We are also starting to see the potential beginnings of an evolution in how ...

Test-induced movement marginal: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... members to help them make informed decisions. "Increased transparency is a powerful tool for regulators to bring about improvements in superannuation fund performance, but members should never forget they also have the power to make decisions that will ...

Plan For Life names insurance award winners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... for the positive outcomes achieved by its health and wellness program, demonstrated by better policy retention and improvements in health experience. The awards are based on an independent, objective and transparent research process using actuarial disciplines ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... choice products that are failing to deliver quality, value-for-money outcomes, APRA expects to see the same types of improvements for the 34% of member accounts in the choice sector," she said. Choice products make up 46% or $859 billion (based on 30 ...

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... who are older, unemployed, working limited hours or in hazardous occupations, O'Halloran said. "Despite recent improvements in the sector, a worryingly high number of funds have chosen to sit on their hands and do nothing. This leaves people being ...

BT identifies Panorama outage cause

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... everything we do," Rady said. "As part of our ongoing investment, over the next few months we're releasing several improvements including the addition of reduced income tax credits (RITC) on advice fees for investment clients, enhancing the advice fee ...

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The quality of Australia's superannuation system made marginal improvements and scored highly for its integrity and sustainability, according to a global study. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index this year graded Australia a B+, slightly ...