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Put risk on the super comparison table: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... regulator of the enormity of its traffic light rating system for superannuation funds, calling for APRA and the super industry to unite in the hope of finding a method to accurately compare funds despite their varying levels of risk. According to Wade ...

Big Super Day Out success, but more to be done

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... kind of economic outcome hard-working First Nations people deserve." Young added that if the foundation - and its super industry partners, which this year included the likes of AustralianSuper, Rest, Suncorp, MLC and many others - could find $1 million ...

Intra-fund advice must improve: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... opportunity to engage their members," Rice Warner said. It warned the next 12 months pose an opportunity for the super industry to finally begin delivering advice for members approaching retirement at scale. "Until the industry achieves this, funds will ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... members however, know what type of cover they have. Despite the recent media spotlight on the financial services and super industry, not much has changed in the number of Australians that are aware they have access to life, TPD and income protection ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... eternal policy debate. In a post on its website on Friday, Rice Warner noted the continuous tinkering with the super industry had led to some positive policy outcomes, pointing to the FOFA reforms of 2013 - for revolutionising and "totally disrupting" ...

Industry super fund adds director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... demonstrated a strong and practical knowledge of the regulatory framework and prudential standards that are applied in the super industry and I am certain that his specific superannuation knowledge and his extensive governance experience will make him ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... Liberal Senator wants to make superannuation voluntary for those earning less than $50,000 per annum. Lashing the super industry in his first speech to the Senate, new Liberal Senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg said compulsory super had "made the ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... the sector have missed the point of the reforms. "The PYS reforms are meant to be sending a strong signal to the super industry that they need to do more to protect the savings of younger and lower-balance members," Verwey says. "Yet, Future Super seems ...

Superannuation fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... ethical fund, not just in how we invest the savings of our members but also in how we operate," he says. "While the super industry has previously lobbied against member protection rules, Future Super has always worked to protect the savings of its younger ...

Former super fund investment lead joins consultancy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... for major institutional investors in Australia, including super funds. He has over 28 years of experience in the super industry, previously as chief investment officer at Commonwealth Bank Group Super. Parlevliet has won several awards for his work in ...