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Aware Super launches $7 billion property arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
Aware Super has launched its real estate arm and intends to hold $7 billion in assets within five years. First announced in June, Aware Real Estate will actively manage the super fund's directly owned Australian living, industrial, office and mixed-use ...

UniSuper appoints ESG manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... investments and operations, to inform decisions taken in investments. Barns joins the fund from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. There she specialised in climate risk and provided research to funds on how companies approach climate ...

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... of their life, but it has some pretty big disadvantages if people are locked out of that sector," he said. "The superannuation sector has really been at the forefront of recognising and responding to that type of vulnerability, but of course, more can ...

Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... Meanwhile, AustralianSuper trustee director Claire Keating said: "if you don't like change, don't be in superannuation." "I've worked in super for almost 30 years and its changed so many times. "It seems to be forgotten that responding to ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... non-arm's length expenditure (NALE) rules from July 2018 will have far-reaching and unjustifiable consequences for superannuation. "The rules should be re-worded or re-drafted to require the Commissioner of Taxation to decide that the section applies ...

APRA aims to bolster financial crisis response

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... begun consulting on new prudential standards to strengthen the financial crisis response of banks, insurers and superannuation trustees. The regulator said the two proposed standards are aimed at ensuring entities are prepared to deal with threats to ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... increased consolidation may create funds that are "too big to fail." "We're a long way from replicating in the superannuation industry the sort of concentration we see in the banking sector, a long way. As far as funds being too big to fail goes ...

Kate Farrar's top tips when merging

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... right. Brighter Super is the result of LGIAsuper's merger with Energy Super and acquisition of Suncorp's superannuation business. While the Energy Super component has been finalised, Brighter Super has been running Suncorp Super separately to ...

Aware Super director wins Trustee of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... and a member of its investment committee and direct assets committee. She has over 25 years' experience in superannuation in both the private and public sector, including several years APRA's predecessor, the Insurance and Superannuation Commission ...

Affordable housing super's Achilles' heel: Weaven

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... homelessness crisis and lack of affordability over the coming 30 years. Speaking on a panel discussing the 30 years of superannuation, Weaven said: "I've often said over the years that unfinished business for the superannuation industry is its failure ...