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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 ...

Super funds defend $5bn infrastructure investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A consortium including several of Australia's largest superannuation funds will contest allegations from the ACCC that a 2013 purchase of two New South Wales ports breached competition law. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... said. "It is difficult to see companies changing their shareholder offers such as share buybacks, given the large super funds are bigger shareholders than SMSFs; however in the future, whether an individual or a SMSF participates in the offer would depend ...

AIST awards innovative achievements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... campaign (HESTA, BOOST). AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the AIST Awards demonstrated that profit-to-member super funds were increasingly using innovative campaigns to connect with both members and employers. "Funds are increasingly using data ...

Industry fund boosts executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
A $6 billion superannuation fund is boosting its executive ranks in support of its ambitious growth plans. LUCRF Super announced it made the following appointments to its leadership team in November: executive manager of distribution Chris Deakin; and ...

Superannuation fund comparison tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... properly understand and maximise it. He added that Roll-it Super does not recommend products or receive commissions from super funds. "The Royal Commission hearings exposed super funds putting commercial self-interest before member interests, while the ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... funds under management, and that is something that will not go back. And when you put us together with public sector super funds, it represents a massive opportunity for Australia to invest intelligently and to work towards securing retirement savings ...

Global manager wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... chief executive Chris Briant said he's positive of winning similar mandates on the future. "In our discussions with super funds, we've seen interest in after-tax investing and factor investing as separate themes growing, so it was only a matter of time ...