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Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Active Super has launched a Super Booster reward program to accelerate the growth of members' super balances. The Super Booster reward program is a 'set and forget' tool for members to top-up their super balances with eligible retail purchases. ...

Advice requirements confusing, complex: JAWG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... Quality of Advice Review to reduce compliance burdens and to enable the delivery of affordable, accessible advice to more consumers. In a statement, the collective of professional associations called for a more consumer focused regulatory approach, reduced ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... collapsing global consumer confidence should also be taken seriously. "We are seeing this in all major economies... Consumers don't like inflation and interest rates compounding in terms of cost of living," he said. "What I really think that central ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... developments and ensuring disclosures are also reflected correctly. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said managed funds and super funds are responding to the increasing investor demand for sustainability-focused investments. "Investors are not only motivated ...

Cbus, Hostplus take out customer satisfaction awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... Superannuation Fund of the year, while Hostplus won Major Superannuation Fund of the Year. This was the first time either super fund has taken home one of Roy Morgan's accolade. The awards, now in their 10th year, highlight Australian businesses within ...

Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Colonial First State has settled a class action brought on behalf of approximately 100,000 super fund members who were allegedly rorted on fees. The class action alleged that CFS deliberately delayed transferring super fund members to the cheaper MySuper ...

AustralianSuper in $3.58bn telecoms acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... for the $3.58 billion acquisition of one of Australia's leading providers of telecommunications tower infrastructure. The super fund will acquire Axicom in partnership with Singtel owned Australia Tower Network. Axicom owns and operates about 2000 telecommunication ...

FSC announces new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... more competitive, efficient, and growing financial services sector that delivers high quality products to Australian consumers." FSC co-chair and AllianceBernstein Australia chief executive Jen Driscoll added: "The FSC is a leading voice for the funds ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... and will "enable consumers to plan for retirement with confidence". However, the women of Australia may disagree. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said the Budget short-changed women, saying paying the Super Guarantee on top of paid parental ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... ANZ wants to see the annual superannuation cap replaced with a lifetime contribution cap and provided for joint spousal super accounts. "The superannuation 'glass ceiling' is real, and these two steps could go a long way to making things fairer for women ...