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Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... employees, processes and systems on the back of mergers and acquisitions can be challenging for organisations. For super funds, mergers create an added layer of complexity because members must also be aligned culturally and their trust has to be earned. ...

Super funds edge towards a flat 2018

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018
... meaningful systematic relationship between fund returns and their growth asset weighting, the October analysis shows super funds with a more conservative approach to investments managed the downside risk better. And there were some new names at the top ...

Super funds wield bank remuneration stick

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The first strikes against executive remuneration at ANZ, NAB and Westpac recently show Australia's superannuation funds are cutting through when it comes to shareholder voting prowess. NAB recorded the highest ever vote (88%) against a remuneration ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... unit to UK firm Resolution Life. Looking for Royal Commission stories? See our top 10 here. Corporate and industry super funds unite November brought another merger of superannuation funds, when the corporate fund Fairbrother Employee Retirement Fund ...

UBS signs on Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... Reuters, which had been the UBS Direct To Member platform vendor for markets data and news since 2011. Five large super funds currently use the UBS platform to service their members in direct investment options (DIOs): AustralianSuper, Hostplus, Telstra ...

MYEFO sees bond issuance drop

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... change ratio compresses to three-to-one if contrasting the $7 billion increase in Australian fixed interest FUM by super funds to their $23 billion increase in fixed interest FUM. Higher growth of international fixed interest holdings relative to Australian ...

Super a money laundering target: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... facing the guardians of Australia's nest eggs. The financial intelligence agency is concerned about the potential for super funds to be caught out, as financial criminals begin to target the burgeoning $2.7 trillion sector, adding the risks faced by ...

MLC admin error hits superannuation DB members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... life insurance business, the majority of which was sold to Nippon Life in 2015. Two years ago, NAB merged five of its super funds into one, creating the largest retail fund in the country. The MLC Super Fund comprises MLC MasterKey and Plum superannuation ...

Ignition lifts off in Ireland

HARRISON WORLEY AND MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... their expansion plans in Europe. In Australia, Ignition Advice also provides custom solutions for banks and major super funds. Bank of Ireland, which boasts more than 3.5 million customers, plans to introduce Life Advice to these customers over the course ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... ASIC's Report 603 said life insurers were "very helpful," followed by 30% who were satisfied with contact staff at super funds. Customers rated their dispute experience in banking (27%), credit (21%) and general insurance (22%) similarly. Financial ...