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Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... the banking Royal Commission. Part of its new strategy is to "weed out" underperforming funds, products and options. Trustees that fail to live up to their obligations, she said, will have very few places to hide. By way of example, there are three out ...

NFP super funds rise to occasion post-Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... Centre yesterday. Welcoming about 1000 delegates representing over 50 super funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the post-Royal Commission world presents a real opportunity for NFP funds to educate ...

Super rules must support women: AIST

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees renewed calls for superannuation legislation to be stepped up to close the gender gap in retirement savings. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck outlined the body's four-step plan to address the ...

Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... empowering women to make choices to live a financially secure and fulfilling life. This is according to Australian Unity Trustees general manager Emma Sakellaris, who says that achieving balance can be "extremely difficult" for women. Years spent away ...

APRA hires former MLC Life executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... three years and helped develop the Life View digital platform, which provides an integrated insurance experience for trustees, administrators and members. Sean McCormack will replace Smith, while undertaking his current role as chief retail insurance ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Equity Trustees is welcoming a new deputy chair, moving a former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair alongside current EQT chairman Jeff Kennett. Jim Minto has been appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. It is a move set to ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... the BEAR legislation. For the super sector, APRA has outlined three specific plans. It is headlined by a plan to ensure trustees are prepared to implement the new member outcomes assessments from July 1. The prudential regulator also flagged its plan ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... have wills or rely on do-it-yourself will kits still comes as no surprise to an estate planning expert. Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate planning Anna Hacker says wealthier people are not as organised in their estate planning despite ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... Committee the regulator has "upped the ante" over the past year in identifying underperforming funds and challenging trustees to justify how they're delivering value. In doing so, 28 funds were reviewed and 13 of these have either chosen to exit ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Equity Trustees announced it will acquire a superannuation trustee for $6.2 million. Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has ...