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Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... the issue and be transparent about which funds are failing to look out for their members. That said, the Protecting Your Super reforms introduced the stapling of accounts in November 2021, meaning the creation of unintentional duplicate accounts should ...

Martin Fahy to step down as ASFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... the former chief led it through a transformational and turbulent period in the sector. "... including the Protecting Your Super reforms, the COVID-19 early release scheme, the introduction of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance measures, and ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... intra-fund consolidation is the first step." QMV Legal managing partner Jonathan Steffanoni noted that the "Protecting Your Super" reforms introduced a default account stapling law in November 2021. This law is likely to reduce unintentional duplicate ...

Spirit Super drops fees after merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... hike to COVID-19 and government reforms, and the February 2020 hike to Putting Members Interests First and Protecting Your Super. T asplan attributed its 7% fee hike in September 2020 to PYSP and PMIF.

Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... the largest outflow at 6.2%. Group risk premium inflows decreased 0.6% over the year as a result of the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' Interests First legislation. Despite this, AIA Australia recorded 27.3% growth followed by QInsure at 3.8%. ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... has been a key player in introducing plans to remove grandfathered commissions to financial advisers, the Protecting Your Super Package and extending the time for advisers to complete the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exams and winding ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Protecting Your Super Package legislation which asked super funds to hand over inactive accounts to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has returned $4.3 billion to members in about 17 months. Between 1 November 2019 and 28 February 2021, nearly ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
Financial advisers will now need prior written consent each year from clients before deducting fees, while funds from Eligible Rollover Funds must now be reunited with members within 28 days. Two key pieces of legislation were passed yesterday: the ...

Group insurance using shoddy data: Rice Warner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... stay on top of new legislation and reflect the changes in their data. For example, the complexities of the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members Interest First legislations introduced new rules for switching cover on and off. "This has heightened ...

MTAA, Tasplan reveal new brand

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... increased its death and TPD premiums in February 2020, attributing it to Putting Members Interests First and Protecting Your Super reforms and subsequent decrease in the number of members covered by its group insurance policy. Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards ...