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Several black holes in budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... direction to help Australians - particular younger Australians - build their retirement savings and to make an informed choice about their superannuation fund. The $57 billion super fund's members are aged 30 or younger and recognises that many are ...

Trustees cutting corners: Rowell

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... failing to include all of their MySuper products in the assessment. "Often it wasn't clear to us why certain peer groups for choice products had been selected. Trustees should document how and why they have determined the peer products to be used for ...

APRA reviews priorities in super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... outsourcing. Before 1 January 2022, the prudential regulator wants to publish enhanced versions of the MySuper, insurance and choice heatmaps. At the end of the 2022 financial year, it aims to: finalise strengthening prudential standards SPS250 Insurance ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... seen a surge in demand for financial advice on issues relating to redundancies, retirement, life insurance and superannuation, the FSC said. Yet, increased costs and regulation continue to obstruct the delivery of advice. With the median cost of up-front ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... factors, or that it arguably promotes positive general market trends or industry growth, that the investment is a prudent choice for retirement or other investors." Now, the DOL proposes that under ERISA fiduciaries must always put the economic interests ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... members about the rebrand on July 15, and the neglect in having captions in its rebrand announcement video was caused by its choice of video hosting service. "Our video content is typically provided through services that provide appropriate closed captions. ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... one to two balanced or growth options. I don't believe all women can be lumped into two investment options," she said. "Choice of super fund is important but equally important is getting the right strategy in place including a well-managed active investment ...

ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... overwhelmingly support the rate going up slowly as the key to dignity in retirement, giving the average Australian worker choice and control on how they live their later years." The short-sighted proposed hit on super would mean more Australians would ...

Industry fund in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... term. The transfer will result in a reduction in both administration and investment fees for members, in both MySuper and Choice options. In addition to cost benefits, Smartsave was apparently selected as the preferred fund as it can also provide sub-plans ...

FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... proposed Australian Superannuation and Infrastructure Investment Vehicles (ASIIVs) would unlock around $1.7 trillion in choice and SMSFs for infrastructure projects from investors who have limited access to them. "After steering Australia successfully ...