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Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... "There has been a lot of institutional demand on the back of some traditional, passive providers stepping out. [Many super funds have a] passive book of business and they are looking at how they can manage it better," Northern Trust Asset Management's ...

QSuper pokes holes in YFYS legislation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... 2020 introduced new APRA benchmarking for superannuation funds, which would cut inflows of new member funds to any super funds than fail the test two years in a row. QSuper said this test needs to use better benchmarks and risk-adjusted returns (adding ...

AustralianSuper adds gold ETF to menu

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... head of distribution Kanish Chugh added. "Whilst SMSFs have been strong investors in ETFs and other listed options, super funds are now increasingly offering this option to their members too. They are recognising the growing desire of investors to take ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Superannuation Plan. The past year has been a difficult time for many super fund members, he added. "Times like this call for super funds to hold true to their promise and focus on their core job - delivering for their members," Dunnin said. "Members ...

FSC defends retail super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
The Financial Services Council has hit back at claims made by Industry Super Australia that retail super funds rort members out of billions of dollars. ISA made the statement back in December last year when responding to the Morrison government's announcement ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Protecting Your Super Package legislation which asked super funds to hand over inactive accounts to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has returned $4.3 billion to members in about 17 months. Between 1 November 2019 and 28 February 2021, nearly ...

Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
APRA has announced the appointment of Margaret Cole as a new member, focused on enforcement of the superannuation sector. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Cole has extensive experience in regulatory and legal fields across ...

AustralianSuper introduces insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... prudential regulator is slamming the group insurance sector for delivering poor member outcomes off the back of a hoard of super funds - Living Super, HESTA, MTAA Super and LUCRF Super to name just a few - for increasing premiums for little or no value. ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... decisions. This will increase the administrative and compliance obligations of trustees," he told Financial Standard. Super funds are already inundated with regulatory obligations, such as APRA's SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes. The ...

Zenith acquires asset allocation specialist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... plans for further expansion across wealth management and superannuation. "With ongoing change impacting advisers, super funds and platforms, including their clients and members directly, we believe proven providers of relevant services, at scale, will ...