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Virgin Money Super ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Virgin Money Super is increasing insurance premiums on death and TPD cover from April 22. Members have been notified that premium rates per week, per unit of death only cover will increase from $0.41 to $0.55. For death and TPD will increase from $0.67 ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... to care about it," he concluded. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' 2023 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. You can subscribe to AIST's free newsletter here.

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... stage of life can have on women's careers and retirement outcomes. According to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), menopause is costing Australian women $17 billion in lost earnings and retirement savings. In Australia, close ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... "They'll have at least one more day to take care of the children, as well as the many benefits of mature salary superannuation," she explains. However, while the four-day work week will suit most, there will be teething issues for some sectors of ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... of the sector. To address affordable housing, the government announced a new national Housing Accord, backed by superannuation funds, to build one million new affordable homes over the next five years starting from 2024. The government will provide an ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... couples," Althaus explains. In general, women retire with 24% less super than men, something the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia recently called on the government to urgently address. But it's not all doom and gloom for women who ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... as the days of arranging cohorts by demographic are long gone. Addressing the crowd at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, Ralph provided an insight into his recent market research on growing opinions of superannuation in ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures research director Gordon Noble, Climate Council of Australia independent ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Speaking on a panel the first day of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), MetLife head of external affairs and public policy Nathan Rees said that establishing an objective for superannuation will help to "future proof" the system. "The ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Woolworths Group. It also recently confirmed to Financial Standard that it is taking on the members of the Oracle Superannuation Plan next month. "Mergers and transitions are just one aspect of our growth channels, which also include pursuing growth ...