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Performance the best member retention tool: Mine Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Appearing on a panel discussion at the ASFA Conference on Thursday, Mine Super chief executive Vasyl Nair said superannuation funds should not prioritise glamourising offerings, but instead focus on simply improving performance. Nair explained when ...

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper will compensate around 7000 beneficiaries to the sum of $4.2 million for death benefit claims that took longer than the fund's internal target handling time of four months from the date when the claim form was received. The fund  ...

Pinnacle goes global with acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
Having successfully completed a $400 million placement in support, Pinnacle Investment Management is acquiring stakes in two international fund managers. Pinnacle is taking strategic stakes in VSS Holdings and Pacific Asset Management for a total of ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
The Future Fund has been handed a new mandate, with the government directing it to prioritise investments in the energy transition, residential housing, and infrastructure. The $230 billion sovereign wealth fund has been provided with a new investment ...

Australian Unity Office Fund to be wound up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... Australian Unity Real Estate Limited (AUIREL) has told investors it will delist and wind up the Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF), as flagged in August. The proposal involved the disposal of AOF's main undertaking and the cessation of AOF's real estate ...

ASIC narrows in on private market investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the corporate regulator is focused on driving consistency and transparency around super fund investments in the private market. "We have an ongoing dialogue with APRA's work around the valuation of unlisted assets ...

Australians satisfied with super performance: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
New research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) finds most Australians are satisfied with the returns their super fund is delivering, with only 6% deeming their fund's performance poor. Surveying 1500 adults across ...

ATO recovers $900m in unpaid super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recovered over $900 million in unpaid super owed to 800,000 employees in the past year. Latest compliance data from the ATO shows $932 million in previously unpaid superannuation reached the retirement accounts of ...

ASIC flags 'consistently weak' claims processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Following its recent action against Cbus, ASIC has warned all super trustees to ensure they are processing death benefit claims efficiently, saying it has seen "consistently weak" practices and "operational failures." ASIC has put super funds on notice ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced new reforms the government will be rolling out for Australia's superannuation system. Speaking at the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Chalmers gave an address laying out ...