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Australian Retirement Trust wraps up AvSuper merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... merger with AvSuper after the two super funds formalised negotiations in February 2023. The $280 billion industry superannuation giant has gained 4800 new members and added $2.43 billion in funds under management because of its merger with AvSuper. ART ...

UniSuper outage continues, no cause identified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
The super fund plans to begin restoring services later this week, though chief executive Peter Chun has told members the root cause of the outage remains unknown. UniSuper's systems, including its app, have been down for about a week now, with members ...

ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
Financial advisers, licensees, and superannuation trustees are facing the ire of ASIC after an investigation found they are profiting from boiler room tactics that convince members to switch funds. An overwhelming number of members are goaded into leaving ...

FSC launches digital advice group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... given our common objective is to progress the use of digital advice services across the financial services and superannuation industry, and lead the policy discussion as the technology-lead proposition evolves over time."

Farewell TelstraSuper: Largest corporate fund explores merger options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
TelstraSuper is searching for a merger partner, after its board concluded that size and scale are "increasingly important" to serving members' best financial interests. "The TelstraSuper Board see this as an exciting opportunity for members as we ...

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
The superannuation performance test has several shortcomings that must be addressed in Treasury's latest round of consultation so it is fair and sustainable, the Actuaries Institute Summit heard. Mercer associate Kieran Chu said while the Your Future ...

UniSuper battles major system outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
UniSuper is working to resolve an ongoing system outage impacting the entire business, assuring disgruntled members it is not the result of a data breach. The $135 billion super fund's online systems have been disrupted this week, with its 665,000 ...

ART names advice and education leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... she said. Erick Cordero is now the new head of advice and education delivery at the nation's second-largest superannuation fund, and Evan Poole has been appointed head of practice management. Cordero previously headed up government and stakeholder ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
Mercer Super has launched a new corporate superannuation plan for employers of all sizes called Mercer Business Super. Mercer Super chief executive Tim Barber told Financial Standard that historically, Mercer Super Trust's "bread and butter" has been ...

Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
From July 1, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will add thermal coal to its list of exclusions. ART currently applies three exclusions when directly investing in Australian and international share asset classes across all its investment options, being ...