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Super Members Council names chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
The Super Members Council of Australia (SMC), the new advocacy body representing profit-to-member super funds, has appointed Misha Schubert as its inaugural chief executive. Schubert will move to SMC following a tenure as chief executive at Science ...

Vanguard Super institutes advice fee function, tweaks options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... via their SaveSmart account - the super fund's lifecycle MySuper investment option. As of next month, Vanguard Super members can opt to have advice fees deducted directly from their SaveSmart account when personal advice is provided by a licenced ...

E-commerce giant retreats from super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... decision to close to new members, telling Financial Standard : "We continue to consider the options for current Kogan Super members with their best interests in mind." In the fund's short time, its performance has been mixed. Its first full-year ...

TelstraSuper launches retirement product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
TelstraSuper is now offering guaranteed income for life through a new retirement product it's partnered with Challenger on. TelstraSuper's RetireAccess Lifetime Pension provides guaranteed income for life and can be indexed for inflation or market-linked ...

Future Super switches up service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... will also begin charging a dollar-based administration fee to members with low balances. From November 1, Future Super members with less than $6000 in their account will be charged a flat annual fee of $60. Previously, this fee has been waived. However ...

Spaceship Super dumps admin fee waiver

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... no longer waive administration fees for members with less than $6000 in their account. From November 6, Spaceship Super members with a balance of $6000 or less will begin paying an administration fee of $1.50 week, or $78 a year. In accordance with the ...

Super funds offer merger update

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... for defined benefit members under ART. The Commonwealth Government Guarantee applies to those who were CBA Group Super members prior to the bank's privatisation on 19 July 1996 and guarantees the payment of super and employer contributions.

Launch of new superannuation body imminent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
To be known as the Super Members Council of Australia, the new body created by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) is hunting for a chief executive ahead of its official launch next month. Expected ...

Spirit Super introduces insurance admin fee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... of the month. While their insurance premiums and the amount of cover will remain as is, from September 30 Spirit Super members will start paying an insurance administration fee on top, calculated at 3% of the premiums payable. In notifying members, Spirit ...

Russell adds to sustainable managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... said at the time. Russell's GoalTracker, the MySuper default option for iQ Super, Nationwide Super and Resource Super members, has posted returns up to 13.5% in the 2023 financial year.