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Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... investment and administration fees reflect the high prevalence of SMSFs and defined contribution (as opposed to defined benefit) plans, as well as a relatively large number of smaller funds with higher average costs.

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... to Sonata for its Australian and New Zealand clients. According to Bravura the enhancements include support for defined benefit superannuation, group life insurance and the introduction of multi-currency. Additionally, the release included legislative ...

Industry fund adds directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... Super. She was responsible for $8 billion in defined contribution assets following the transfer of $35 billion in defined benefit assets to TCorp in 2015. Davy-Whyte joins the board with a particular focus on advancing the super fund's digital marketing ...

OneVue appoints new Super Services COO from KPMG

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
OneVue's funds administration arm is welcoming a new chief operating officer. Melissa Gomes joins OneVue from KPMG, where she was associate director of superannuation advisory risk consulting. Prior to that, she held three roles at the Harwood Superannuation ...

High profile adviser under fire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... $500,000. Henderson told the inquiry this recommendation was made with the belief that McKenna had meant to say defined benefit, not deferred benefit. This is also despite the clarification having been made by SASS during a phone call made by Henderson ...

Commonwealth Super signs technology partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... to enable greater efficiency in the administration of claims for death and disability benefits within the CSC's defined benefit schemes. It will also enable greater servicing of Australian Defence Force personnel entitled to benefits under ADF Cover ...

Rice Warner recruits NAB executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... across superannuation, retirement and group insurance, Jenkins is well versed in the areas of actuarial valuations, defined benefit management, default superannuation, successor fund transfers and insurance. Jenkins began his career in 1985 as an actuary ...

Bravura rolls out DB super functionality

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Bravura Solutions' Sonata platform will now allow defined benefit plans to be administered for its super fund clients. The update also includes Bravura's messaging product for SuperStream, Babel, which combined with Sonata provides an automated, end-to-end ...

KPMG sells $2bn super admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
KPMG has entered into an agreement to sell its superannuation administration business, which has about $2 billion in funds under management. KPMG Superannuation Services was established in 1989, initially for a single superannuation fund client. This ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Australia's superannuation market is the fastest growing among other major pension systems around the globe, a new Willis Towers Watson study shows. Australia's superannuation assets grew 12.1% over the last 20 years thanks to the success of government-mandated ...