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Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Independent Schools Superannuation Fund's MySuper product. Some failing funds have already moved to improve member outcomes. Four funds have already announced firm or planned mergers with passing funds, while CFS FirstChoice yesterday announced a ...

Consumer group slams super self-assessments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
Super Consumers Australia has slammed super funds' member outcomes assessments (MOAs), finding several funds claiming to be acting in members' best interests even when fees are high and performance is lacklustre. Super Consumers Australia looked ...

Sunsuper, Iress launch adviser data feed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... Sunsuper," she said. "At Sunsuper, we know the value of advice and the role external advisers play in driving member outcomes, which is why we invested in working with Iress to activate data feeds." Iress managing director of wealth for Australia and ...

Super fund member meetings under the spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... their meeting arrangements as appropriate," ASIC said. Since Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Act 2019 took effect, super funds are required to hold annual members' meetings so ...

Ian Silk to leave AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... and purpose in that, which is very energising. Everywhere I have worked there is always the purpose of achieving member outcomes." After university, Schroder's first job assisted migrants and refugees in settling into the workforce and learning English ...

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... exiting members for their services. "They have directly contributed to the exceptional long-term performance and member outcomes Hostplus has achieved, which has positioned us as the superannuation fund of choice for a growing number of Australians. ...

Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... implementing. The regulators said a common theme of the roundtable, which also discussed SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes, was the use of data and data governance. Executives expressed a desire for more consistent and richer data to be ...

AFA defends industry against Labor attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... support the bill, arguing that having six members will not make a meaningful contribution to delivering better member outcomes in an environment where barriers to accessing un-conflicted financial advice persist. "That's at the heart of our concerns ...

Local Government Super rebrands, reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... returns. While we are an industry leader in responsible investment, our number one priority is delivering the best member outcomes possible," he said. "We want to use size to our advantage as we are nimble enough to actively manage our investments to ...

Key Treasury initiatives outlined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... further boost our financial system, including greater powers for regulators and $11.2 million to enhance super fund member outcomes. While far from the headline measures introduced, this year's budget included numerous tweaks to the financial system's ...