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Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... through which payroll officers will need to register an individual employees' information with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will be manual until 1 July 2022, at which time it will switch to a digital system. "We would recommend delaying the ...

Sunsuper, QSuper members ask for better climate disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... climate change risks is developing this year. The delayed action to understand and manage climate change risks by the trustee is of particular concern," the QSuper members wrote in the letter. "As QSuper members, we are entitled to documents and information ...

Industry fund chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
An $11.5 billion superannuation fund's chief executive will exit to lead a fintech, which is in the process of merging with the former Sargon Capital, now Certane Group. Mine Super chief Harry Mitchell will step down after nearly five years at the ...

Not-so-Zuper: Super disruptor folds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Having failed to reach sufficient scale, the millennial superannuation fund will close its doors next month. Closed to new members as of March 10, existing Zuper members have now received word that the offering will cease to exist from April 30 - just ...

Equity Trustees wins super trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... to ensure we are the preferred independent trustee for Australian super funds," Equity Trustees' superannuation trustee office executive general manager Mark Blair said. "The appointment to act as trustee for the Aracon Superannuation Fund is another ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... here separately in pursuit of a better quality of life for their respective families back home. They were adamant "a good office job" through education and hard work were the key measures of success. I was also very lucky to have such a strong hard-working ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2020 and passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reuniting More Superannuation) Act 2021. The passage of Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2020 will require advisers to ...

Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Members of merged superannuation funds are $15,000 better off in retirement, new research shows. An analysis by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found MySuper fees of merged entities dropped by 13.4% on average. The consumer advocate group looked at ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... (March 25) As COVID-19 took hold and the reality of just how rough 2020 was going to be began to set in, industry superannuation funds charged with safeguarding the retirement savings of those working in the sectors hardest hit moved to reassure members. ...

ATO backs SMSFs as strong retirement choice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner said he is focused on ensuring SMSFs remain a strong and credible retirement planning choice for Australians going forward. In an end of year message, assistant commissioner Justin Micale said as ...