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Risk clients, practices worth more: Radar Results

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... standardised earnings before interest and taxes of $2 million. Radar Results said accounting fees can include self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) admin fees, these annual administration fees may be between $3000 to $4000 per SMSF account, including ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... provisions on pension payments and unrealised capital gains tax, has drawn criticism from a top AFSL. Under the existing Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) regulations, retirees must draw a minimum pension amount based on their age when they start ...

NGS Super suffers cyber-attack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... and the ATO have also noted cybersecurity as an area of priority for the regulators. At the recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference, APRA general manager Katrina Ellis said APRA is concerned about the increasing risk ...

AustralianSuper to decrease premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
Members of the nation's largest superannuation fund will soon see the cost of their death and TPD cover drop. About 97% of AustralianSuper's insured members will receive a premium reduction across death, total and permanent disability, and some income ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... Claire Naughtin shared findings from the research house's latest Our Future World Report at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) last week, highlighting seven global megatrends to keep an eye on. The seven emerging megatrends, which were ...

Industry fund bags consecutive customer experience award

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
A $25 billion industry super fund has claimed consecutive top customer experience awards from Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA). Spirit Super ranked first again in CSBA's SenseCX benchmarking report, which evaluates ease, sentiment ...

Former AMP adviser pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
A former AMP representative, who falsified information when providing superannuation and insurance advice, has pleaded guilty to three charges of dishonest conduct and is due to be sentenced. David Fong, who operated Fong Financial Planners, pleaded ...

BT to wind up Retirement Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
As it readies part of its superannuation business for transfer to Mercer, BT is consolidating its remaining funds. BT is in the process of merging its corporate and personal superannuation business with Mercer, following an announcement in May 2022. ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... skills by harnessing data insights." Constructing portfolios and managing portfolio risk gets a whole lot harder as superannuation funds grow larger and more complex. Investment chiefs have to manage many more moving parts. Drawing information up to ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... markets. "In Australia, we plan to increase our focus on family offices, the wholesale and retail markets, and local superannuation funds offering both specialised fund solutions, as well as customised fund capabilities and strategic partnerships that ...