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Super fund satisfaction mixed, SMSFs unhappy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... last year. The findings are in opposition to those of Investment Trends and its Super Fund Member Sentiment and Communications Report which found satisfaction has dropped by 1% year on year, however still sits at 67% - higher than Roy Morgan's results. ...

Pension fund in divestment hoax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... neutrality by 2030. The release was picked up by a number of major European news outlets before the fund's head of communications and ownership Johan Floren - who was named as a spokesperson in the hoax release - contacted them to confirm it was fake. ...

ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... passage of laws, law firm Ashurst provided an analysis in April. It clarified that ASIC can now be passed stored communications like voicemails, emails and text messages, metadata and intercepted phone calls. "ASIC was already able to receive and access ...

Renewed scrutiny for ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... communication to customers would have to be handled sensitively. The bank advised ASIC that they would work on a communications plan and update the regulator. In Wilson's discussion with McPhee at the committee hearing, McPhee acknowledged that ME ...

Super fund appoints strategy lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... of Vanessa Liell to the role of chief strategy officer, bringing more than 25 years' experience in strategic communications. Liell was most recently chief executive of Herd MSL, one of the largest public relations firms in Australia. Liell will assist ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... is against the law and they are looking for that." Morelli said the SMSFA has been as clear as possible in its communications that trustees should not attempt to use the ERS in this way. "When we first saw the legislation, it seemed pretty clear that ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... energy - which score well from a valuation perspective, he said. The fund is also overweight to the more defensive communications services sector, however, Bilney remains cautious on REITs - with uncertainty surrounding the ability of landlords to collect ...

Frydenberg amends Corporations Act

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... attending physical meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing changes in the way investor relations, and the communications programs that support it, are being conducted," he said. "Increasingly, we are seeing organisations opt for digital and ...

Super switching three times higher: CFS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... advisers to interact digitally with their super, pension or investments and we're sending out more regular and timely communications." Tully added that reacting to short-term market movements can have an impact on the long-term performance of your super. ...

Platform bolsters distribution, relationships teams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... Mason Stevens managing director Nick Mitchell. Stephanie Duncan was also appointed as the head of marketing and communications in the distribution team. She has previously held marketing and communications positions at State Street Global Advisors, Schroders ...