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Rest extends Link partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... easier super is for our members to understand and access, the easier it is for them to take action and improve their retirement outcomes," Doyle said. Link and Rest have partnered since 1992.

Martin Fahy to step down as ASFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... move to 12% Superannuation Guarantee," it outlined. Commenting on his departure Fahy said Australia's superannuation retirement system is the envy of its OECD peers. "It allows Australians to face retirement with confidence and makes the fiscal burden ...

Mercer Super to take on corporate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... after HESF flagged cost pressures associated with its diminishing size. HESF was established in 1999 as a home for the retirement savings of employees and former employees of GM Holden, but it was closed to new members not long after in September 2003 ...

Super members want free advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... sitting on a range of income brackets surveyed by robo-adviser Otivo said they are open to receiving advice to improve retirement outcomes. Conversations about how contributing to super will affect mortgage payments or cash flow are some topics members ...

Consulting triopoly dominates NFP super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... JANA has been the biggest beneficiary of the consolidation trend, with its largest super fund clients being Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, Hostplus, and Rest. It's followed by Frontier with the likes of Cbus, HESTA, State Super, GESB ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee, two-thirds of Australians fear they won't have enough money to last through retirement. A study commissioned by Findex and conducted by YouGov, investigating Australians' readiness for retirement and the impact ...

Super funds must prioritise member experience: Consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... to experience-led organisations, amid changing member expectations. Bharat Bathi, the lead of Wipro HR Services' retirement services division, says "it's not an option anymore" for superannuation funds to remain transaction focused or product-led ...

Lumiant, Invest Blue build digital advice platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... of an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Prior to the acquisition, it closed a seed funding round totaling $5.2 million following backing from Invest Blue and Savant ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... According to the Productivity Commission, unnecessary multiple accounts can leave someone over $50,000 worse off in retirement. The fund is aiming to return affected members to the financial position they'd be in if this incident hadn't occurred. ...

Cbus, EISS Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
EISS Super's 17,000 members have combined with Cbus, which now manages more than $80 billion in retirement savings. The completion of the merger comes about 18 months on from the funds signing a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2021. This followed ...