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PYSP communication divides opinion

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... queries. The survey divided respondents as 47% equally believed communication was effective, while the same number said super funds could have done better to inform members. A few days after the July 1 implementation deadline changes, a host of super ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... reported higher satisfaction with their fund's performance than Hostplus' members. The lowest satisfaction for major super funds beyond the 12 best performers were AMP (49.3%), Asgard (50.9%) and BT (52.2%), Roy Morgan said. Gainers and losers Catholic ...

PYSP queries inundate super funds

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... HESTA, Hostplus, LUCRF Super, Media Super, NGS Super, Prime Super, Rest, TelstraSuper and VicSuper are some of the super funds that have expressed apologies to members unable to reach their contact centres. The super funds have alerted members in a similar ...

Putting Members' Interests First Bill reintroduced

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... younger people in risky occupations do get injured and make claims. "The legislation needs to contain exemptions for super funds with members in this category."

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... even nuclear - from the current or future energy mix." As for why ISA released the report, chair Greg Combet said super funds have the purpose and capital to partner with the government to develop long-term solutions to energy problems. "In the event ...

GROW Super unveils admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... new superannuation administration platform. TINA aims to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, helping super funds gain greater control of how they deliver member outcomes, according to GROW co-founder Mathew Keeley. The blockchain-enabled ...

HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Commission about exorbitant fees being charged on financial services products it would appear untenable for members of super funds using the platforms to be slugged with fees that wipe out the return on cash," the article read. In response, HUB24 said ...

APRA warns trustees on PYSP deadline breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... excess fees charged over 3%. APRA wants trustees to refund members any excess fees no matter how small the amount. Super funds should not mistake members making investment changes as a sign of activity, APRA warned. An inactive account means no contributions ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... and divert low-balance accounts deemed to be dormant for longer than 16 months to the Australian Tax Office, some super funds face losing a significant portion of ongoing revenue. Several super funds, such as BUSSQ, have increased administration fees ...

Advice affordability a growing concern

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... administration end up on the primary platform, while just a quarter sit on the secondary platform. He also said industry super funds were seeing growth among planners, with 9% of planners allocating client inflows to industry fund platforms so far this ...