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Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
Latest research from DST Systems suggests super funds that facilitate dynamic and flexible partnerships with insurers will be best-poised to take advantage of Australia's $2.7 trillion pension holding - recently rated by Willis Towers Watson as the ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... advice solutions via Mercer's superannuation administration platform. Members will be able to engage better with the super funds, and monitor and manage their accounts through personalised education and insights. Last month, IFM Investors opened a new ...

Derivatives costly and ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... retirees against market downturns. Milliman head of fund advisory services Michael Armitage said more than half (53%) of super funds believe the cost of using derivatives for downside risk management and tail-risk hedging was too high. "Fees can have ...

O'Dwyer proposes compulsory unpaid super law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... receive real-time information indicating if an employer is complying with their super guarantee (SG) obligations, super funds will also commence event-based reporting from 1 July 2018, she said. O'Dwyer warned employers who break the law of "serious ...

SuperFriend launches employer engagement framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... guide, which builds on its managing psychological claims initiative launched in 2015, points to numerous opportunities super funds and life insurers can seize to improve return to work or stay at work programs. This is important as workplaces are increasingly ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... industry, promote competition in the default superannuation market, as well as put taxation arrangements in place for super funds. A BT Financial Group spokesperson confirmed Briggs will be joining the firm, but did not disclose further details about ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... strategy to fundamentally redesign the foundations of the business, says its chief technical officer. The self-managed super funds (SMSF) software and services provider announced it consolidated many of its applications to one platform with the help ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... averages. The research shows that the 59% of fund members with less than $100,000 in super account for just 13.8% of super funds, whereas those with $700,000 or more may only comprise 4% of members but they account for almost 25% of total funds. "It ...

Safeguard wills with specialist advice: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... becomes invalid in the event of certain life changes. "When members sign a binding death benefit nomination for most super funds, it will usually be valid for three years; but in the conditions it can state that it will be invalidated by an event such ...

Industry funds reign supreme: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... accounting for about two-thirds of Australia's total superannuation assets. Insights from Rainmaker Information show retail super funds experienced a growth rate of 6% in the 12 months to September 2017 to $593 billion, which almost pales in comparison ...