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Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... 84%. The full list of failing funds is: AMG MySuper, ASGARD Employee MySuper, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifeTime One, AvSuper Growth, BOC MySuper, Christian Super's My Ethical Super, Colonial First State's FirstChoice ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... higher engagement who are under advice and are in portfolios specific to their needs will potentially have a better retirement outcome," he said. In addition to the Hostplus deal, just last week Maritime Super cut ties with Industry Super Australia ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... issues such as claims handling. ASIC plans to focus on internal dispute resolution in superannuation and consult on retirement income calculators and projectors. "ASIC has an important role to play in promoting economic recovery and confidence in the ...

Link profit slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... pandemic and led to a reduction in revenue to $141 million. The company also recorded a 4.3% decline in revenue from its retirement and superannuation solutions (RSS) to $507 million. This accounts for 43% of total group revenue which came in at $1.16 ...

Older Australians overlooking age care costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... need better information and greater simplicity in the financial requirements to help with planning. Challenger head of retirement income research Aaron Minney said: "Like other aspects of retirement planning, people find it hard and often confronting ...

Cost of retirement increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) the cost of retiring increased in the June quarter. The ASFA Retirement Standard June quarter 2021 figures indicate that couples aged around 65 living a comfortable retirement need to spend $63,352 ...

Westpac cops $10.5m fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... "Consumers' decisions about their superannuation are significant long-term financial decisions affecting their retirement income. Financial institutions seeking to influence those decisions by providing financial product advice, must comply with ...

FPA appoints FPEC chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... brings significant experience within both academia and industry in the areas of financial planning, superannuation, retirement planning and accounting. He has also played a key role in the development, growth and recognition of financial planning within ...

Super fund reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... superannuation fund dropped administration and investment fees for its 86,000 members. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has reduced asset-based administration fees to 0.19% for each account balance, meaning the maximum fee for each ...

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... paper from the Actuaries Institute which is recommending a superannuation guarantee rate of 10-12%, earlier access to retirement savings and disincentives for pension lump sums and bequests. Securing Adequate Retirement Incomes for an Ageing Australia ...