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Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... ethical, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations due to limited transparency from the $2.7 trillion super industry. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah Willis said nine in 10 Australians expect their superannuation ...

Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... 40% are inactive," Robert said. "What was everyone doing about that? Now, this is the insurance industry, not the super industry, but what was everyone doing about that? "Was everyone saying, 'Hey, you've got an inactive account, I'm going to write to ...

Industry fund chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... during his leadership, saying he successfully steered the fund through countless changes and challenges in the super industry and broader economic environment. "The success and strength of the fund is testament to Mal's skill and commitment. On behalf ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... down in trying to land on the right objective," George said. "It was one of the few times since I've been in the super industry where you've had the major different parts of the sectors - industry funds, retail funds, SMSFs - all together in a room and ...

AustralianSuper members exposed to security breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... particularly vulnerable to cyber criminals. Large account balances, low member engagement and low cyber maturity makes the super industry an "attractive outlier" for cyber criminals, it said. Its "complex third-party environment" that's heavily reliant ...

Super a money laundering target: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... potentially criminal) activity. AUSTRAC chief executive Nicole Rose said the ruthless nature of criminals ensured the super industry needed to keep its wits about. "Criminals are ruthless in their efforts to find any vulnerability in law or business ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
A $37 billion industry superannuation fund reclaimed its position as fund of the year at the annual Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne this morning. Hostplus was crowned fund of the year. It was one of five awards for the industry fund, including ...

Vale Paul Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... a fierce advocate. He was appointed to the fund's trustee board in 2014. "Paul was a pivotal figure in the super industry, and an enormous asset to the Qantas Super board. Even in his last weeks, Paul remained focused on serving the members of Qantas ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... centre of our clients' operations. With Impact, we also hope to contribute to the next wave of innovation in the super industry." "One of the key challenges our clients face is coordinating the network of service providers required to operate a financial ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Key superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to back flip on its longstanding proposal to increase the Age Pension age to 70. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the peak body for industry superannuation ...