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HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
HESTA's general manager of portfolio construction and risk has exited the $93 billion super fund, underscoring the high number of senior turnovers in big super. The superannuation fund confirmed that Michael Sommers had exited and that it was looking ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... complexity and compliance costs - and likely left at a competitive disadvantage that could drag on returns. In its pre-budget submission, AustralianSuper argued that the current tax system framework is weighing on the industry, creating uncertainty and ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... reality it targets younger, middle-income Australians, designed to establish what is known as a 'structural saving' in the Budget that will be impossible for future governments to unwind," Briggs concluded.

Most retirees who rent live in poverty: Grattan Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
Most retirees who rent live in poverty, including more than three in four single women, and this problem is set to get worse, according to a Grattan Institute report. While the Age Pension provides an adequate, albeit modest income in retirement for ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... industry funds. MoutsatsosI successfully delivered all synergies and integration delivery objectives one year early and under budget. He has also held senior transformation roles at Telstra and BHP. MLC Life chief customer and strategy officer Jane McGovern ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) and United Global Capital for the massive bill. Meantime, the FAAA made its pre-Budget submissions to the government with a focus on the CSLR, but also urging the government to encourage new entrants into the ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... reality it targets younger, middle-income Australians, designed to establish what is known as a 'structural saving' in the budget that will be impossible for future governments to unwind," Briggs said. He said if superannuation consumers continue to ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... to implement reforms that it says are critical to make the super system fairer. The super fund released its 2025-26 pre-Budget submission, which outlined 10 key recommendations. These recommendations included extending the superannuation guarantee to ...

Super fund promotional expenses balloon: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... funds' promotional expenses continue to balloon as new APRA data shows that AustralianSuper has the biggest marketing budget while Hostplus continues to splurge on sponsorship deals. Hostplus splashed a staggering $13.7 million on sponsorships in ...