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Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... 2050 and are now working on methodologies and strategies that can achieve such an outcome." The report identified super funds as particularly vulnerable to disruption caused by climate change due to their long-term investment horizon and noted that COVID-19 ...

ERS applications flat line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... repeat applications total 1.2 million since the inception of the scheme back in April. Over the week to September 6, super funds made payments to 4.3 million Australians since the scheme was launched in reaction to the COVID-19 lockdowns. The total value ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... ClaimRight founder William Johns was assisting a client with MS in accessing the insurance she held through several super funds when he realised that, thanks to CommInsure's definition of MS in its group policies, the client would not be eligible. ...

Increased SG equals increased fees: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... fees over their lifetime, losing an addition $20,000 of investment income." Additionally, Murray found that even if super funds were to vastly improve their investment performance, it will still not make up the losses members will cop in fees. "Even ...

ASIC delays RG97 again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... commencing on 1 July 2021 must comply with the new requirements, she said. Eccleston added that the extension will give super funds and product issuers more time and flexibility in light of COVID-19. Further, she flagged that ASIC will continue to develop ...

CFS super distribution lead joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... valuable to our partners in tailoring superior longevity solutions that meet the complex fiduciary challenges faced by super funds today," Rady said. Thornton joins Allianz Retire+ from Colonial First State where he led the distribution efforts for FirstChoice ...

MySuper products show resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... how superannuation continues to be resilient despite the COVID-19 economic meltdown. "While it may not be due to the super funds themselves, but rather what's going on in financial markets, it shows that most super funds are doing their jobs and ...

Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Some of the country's biggest super funds are set to face parliamentary scrutiny tomorrow as part of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ongoing review. Hostplus, AMP and Cbus are three of the big names set to front the committee ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Total assets held by Australia's super funds rose almost 20% in 2019, with 16 now sitting within the top 300 pension funds worldwide, new analysis shows. In stark contrast to this year, Aussie super funds enjoyed an extremely positive 2019, according ...

Milestone Group appoints APAC lead

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Services has been appointed to lead Milestone Group's regional business... and Australia's recently consolidated super funds are in her sights. Industry veteran Marian Azer has nabbed a role as the Asia Pacific managing director of Milestone ...