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HESTA leads trustee board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Superannuation fund HESTA has the highest number of women on its trustee board with nine females versus five males. An analysis of APRA's fund-level superannuation data as at June 2021 shows the $67 billion fund has tipped the gender imbalance as ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... and APRA acting to support confidence in the superannuation industry and deliver quality superannuation outcomes for Australians. The action taken by APRA against AMP Super is cited as an example of their collaborative approach. The implementation of ...

T. Rowe Price launches two new products

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... potential. "The Concentrated Global Equity AUT and Global Select Equity SMA provide high exposure to global companies that Australians often don't have the time or resources to research properly," T. Rowe Price head of distribution for ANZ Darren Hall ...

Super for home deposits could ignite new boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... house price boom. The report, Mortgaging Our Future, used modelling to project the effect on the housing market should Australians be given access to their super to use on a home deposit. The suggested policy has been advocated for by a range of federal ...

Prime Minister announces reverse mortgage scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... pensioners have taken up the existing scheme. "As attractive as the PLS might appear, hardly any of the four million or so Australians aged 65 and over have taken it up, perhaps as few as 5000 - one in every 800," they explained. "So, in this year's ...

OnePath Custodians sued over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... penalties and other orders from the Federal Court. "Superannuation is important for the future financial security of Australians. Consumers must be able to trust they are being charged fees correctly by their superannuation providers. ASIC's case ...

HESTA launches Future Planner tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... they have access to help and guidance early on in their lives. HESTA chief advice officer Josh Parisotto said many Australians believe they can't afford financial advice and find the prospect of planning for their retirement daunting. "It's a common ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... stuck in a dud fund. "Workers and retirees just hate it when politicians go messing with super." Almost three million Australians, about a quarter of the workforce, are not getting all the super they are entitled to. Industry superannuation funds also ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Australians are less optimistic about retiring at their desired age compared to their global counterparts, a new study shows. The latest Global Defined Contribution Participant Survey by MFS Investment Management of 4000 respondents found that only ...

BT cuts super fees by $20m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... three years and more than 9% over five years. "We will continue to work hard to deliver great member outcomes and help Australians have a better financial future." The fee reduction comes after Financial Standard revealed BT is preparing to announce ...