Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1251 - 1260 of 3320 results for "Trustees"

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... following super funds to conduct a self-assessment: AustralianSuper, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Diversa Trustees, First State Super, Mercer Superannuation, Perpetual Superannuation, QSuper, Rest, Cbus and Hostplus. The life insurers included ...

Members ignorant about super fund differences: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... need for education and comparison tools, a new survey finds. The research from Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, which canvassed 529 retail fund members, found many are misinformed about their funds' performance, and as many as one in ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... benefit from LifeView; to apply for and increase their cover online, and lodge and track the progress of claims; while trustees can access real-time data and analysis of their funds' claims experience, McCormack added. MLC Life Insurance currently ...

Industry fund appoints inaugural CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... solutions and at Ibbotson as portfolio manager for equities and property. Lum won the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Investment Rising Star Award in 2016. At Energy Super, Lum will lead an internal investment team of three and work with ...

APRA flexes new muscles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... material threat. But under powers granted by the Government in April, the prudential regulator can now take action against trustees much earlier to ensure members don't suffer significant harm. After being served show cause notices in April for their ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... lifecycle products," says Industry Super Australia deputy chief executive Matt Linden. "At individual fund level, many trustees very carefully assessed these products and determined that they won't be in members' interest because they have marginal ...

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... superannuation reforms at stake as they head to the polls tomorrow. A new analysis from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees found Australians' retirement outcomes will be better off under Labor's policies. Following years of continuous ...

Advisers forgo charitable conversations: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... charitable giving conversations with clients, although more than a third want to embed it in the near future. Australian Unity Trustees executive general manager Emma Sakellaris says discussing clients' philanthropic objectives should be a key component ...

EQT names local head of fund services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Equity Trustees appointed a new head of fund services for Australia as it readies the division for the offshore market. Russell Beasley was promoted to the role after spending more than four years as general manager of fund services. Beasley joined ...

Super funds grapple with PYSP deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... have compliant systems and processes in place. QMV principal consultant for legal and risk Jonathan Steffanoni says many trustees and administrators are spending long nights and even working weekends to have arrangements in place by July 1. "The tight ...