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TelstraSuper releases retirement income solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
TelstraSuper has launched its version of a retirement income product that has a flexible cash allocation feature. The new Lifestyle investment options aim to generate consistent income and tax efficiencies, grow and preserve capital, and manage retirement-specific ...

ASIC shuts down unlicensed investment scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
An unlicensed financial services firm that allegedly misappropriated $5.7 million from self-managed superannuation fund members is in the process of being shut down by ASIC. ASIC obtained interim orders and injunctions from the Queensland Federal Court ...

Super advice gains traction: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
While two in five Australians believe financial advice is unaffordable, more are reaching out to their superannuation fund for guidance. This is according to Investment Trends' 2021 Financial advice report, which found that only 1.8 million Aussies ...

David Atkin to lead PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
The former Cbus chief has been appointed the new chief executive of the Principles for Responsible Investment, replacing Fiona Reynolds. David Atkin will take over as chief executive of the PRI on December 10, following Reynolds' decision to step ...

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... good. The YFYS stapling requirement comes into effect today and will see around one million members tied to a superannuation fund that has failed APRA's performance test. A UMR survey of 1120 respondents found that just 20% knew about the changes ...

Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The documents produced by Australia's largest superannuation funds have performed dismally in an analysis of readability, with an average score of 45.6 out of a possible 100. Ethos CRS analysed 80 different documents published online by the 10 largest ...

Financial services feels talent crunch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... specialists and bigger than usual salary increases for analysts moving to the senior analyst level. "The focus on superannuation fund performance and reporting, along with increased merger activity, is creating a need for communications professional ...

$450 super threshold to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... addition, the legislation reduces costs and simplifies reporting for superannuation funds by providing choice for superannuation fund trustees for the 2021-22 income year onwards. Trustees will now be able to use their preferred method of calculating ...

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
Super Consumers Australia is calling out several superannuation funds for maintaining junk insurance that embed restrictive disability tests. NGS Super, AMP, TelstraSuper, Prime Super and Spirit Super carry the most restrictive insurance policies compared ...

Natixis hires sales director from First Sentier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
Natixis Investment Managers hired an institutional sales director who spent nearly a decade at First Sentier Investors. Sydney-based Edward Tighe joined Natixis IM in October. He finished up as director of institutional business at First Sentier, formerly ...