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Jones lifts adviser levy freeze, updates funding model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... and 2021-22. The levy is currently set at the 2018-19 level of $1142 per adviser. Jones also proposed updating the industry fund model as a whole, the majority of which relates to improving the framework and how certain costs are recovered, while the ...

ISA welcomes back former chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has reappointed Peter Collins as chair, replacing Greg Combet. Collins joined the ISA board in 2012 and served as its chair between 2013 and 2018. When he exited the role and became deputy chair, Combet replaced him as ...

IFM Investors names chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) chief executive. Most recently, she was chief executive of Industry Fund Services. Bowtell also currently serves as chair of The New Daily, Industry Fund Services Group and The Royal Women's ...

Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
Allianz Retire+ has appointed a national platform and research relationship manager, while also making a raft of high-profile appointments to its Retirement Advisory Board. Joining the Allianz Retire+ team as national platform and research relationship ...

FAAA awards Gwen Fletcher Memorial prize

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... financial adviser Brigitta Hembrow Gersey and Melbourne-based senior advice compliance analyst Danica Lozada of Industry Fund Services won the nods in 2022. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the CFP Certification Program will continue to be an important ...

Hostplus closes infrastructure, property options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... options. At the same time, it's introducing six new investment options, two of which are indexed. The $100 billion industry fund notified members the options will close on October 1, saying the decision is in keeping with its broader strategy to offer ...

Spirit Super rectifies regulatory breach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... monitoring the use of reserves to cover expenses that exceed the fees and costs charged to members. Last month, the industry fund acknowledged that it had inadvertently omitted some fees and costs from its product disclosure statement (PDS), resulting ...

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
HESTA is the latest industry fund calling for an extension of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) benefits to workers in the gig economy, amid concerns these workers will be "vulnerable to poverty" later in life. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey ...

Rest extends Link partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
Link Group has officially renewed its mandate with Rest, with the industry fund signing on for another five years. In February, the administrator flagged it was in discussions with Rest and a renewal was likely. Today, it's confirmed a new contract ...

MySuper inches to $1tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
MySuper assets have reached a new high of $964.5 billion thanks to the mandatory increase in superannuation contributions and market recovery. The year to March saw MySuper assets grow 5.1% to surpass the previous high reached in December 2021 of $947 ...