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Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... Age Pension eligibility. The new legislation aims to empower funds to better assist their members throughout their retirement journey, including encouraging members nearing retirement to explore options for their superannuation drawdown. SCA said it ...

VFMC selects new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has named Lisa Gay as its new chair. The appointment follows the retirement of long-serving chair James McKenzie in August. At that time, Gay was selected to serve as chair on an interim basis. Now, she has been ...

Coastal Advice Group expands reach

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... staff, and the vendor who may have a desire for a succession plan, joining the business as a shareholder or moving into retirement. "We are extremely fortunate to have some incredibly talented people in our team in all different roles and I'm really ...

Vanguard sells outsourced CIO arm to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... complements our global capabilities across OCIO and managing alternative asset classes," Mercer US investments and retirement leader Marc Cordover said. "We know institutional investors, and not-for-profit organisations specifically, continue to face ...

Rest welcomes chief financial officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... experience and knowledge is a welcome contribution to Rest as we continue to focus on delivering the best possible retirement outcomes for our nearly two million members," Doyle said. "I'm extremely pleased that John is bringing his wide industry ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... a successful business," Nagle said. "For years they were usually the smartest, most powerful person in the room. In retirement - that all stops. "That's why we pivoted to a lifestyle planning approach. Even for HNW clients, it is not about achieving ...

Payday super timing, deliberate: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... July 2026. Industry Super Australia (ISA) has predicted that the amendment will benefit millions of Australians' retirement incomes and that the change will add around $55,000 to balances at retirement. The reform has been praised as a win-win solution ...

Superhero Super swallows Smartsave, overhauls offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... asset-based administration fee reducing from 0.49% to 0%. The super fund also launched two new account options: Transition to Retirement, for those who have reached preservation age, are still working, and the Retirement Account, for members who have ...

Retirement phase of superannuation consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
Treasury is seeking feedback on how the inherently complex retirement phase of superannuation can be improved to match the success of the accumulation phase. The consultation discusses three key areas: Helping members navigate the retirement income ...

Payday super protects most vulnerable: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
New modelling by the Super Members Council (SMC) reveals payday super could add up to $36,000 to the retirement balance of workers in the lowest 20% of wage earners. A recent SMC analysis of an Australian Taxation Office sample file has found that on ...