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Super fund GM resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... providing great leadership and expertise." "Most recently, he led the fund's successful response to the Protecting Your Super package which led to tens of thousands of impacted members opting to retain their insurance." Salloum has more than 30 years' ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... significant changes to default insurance and inactive accounts through the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Super Package) Act 2019 which took effect from 1 July 2019," WIS said. "There are already complications coming to light from the rushed ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... age, around 50% vary cover by occupational risk level and around 30% by gender," it said. "With the Protecting Your Super package in place these proportions are expected to increase."

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... cover earlier. CareSuper said the changes are being introduced in line with the Federal Government's Protecting Your Super Package. "Our new offering takes all this, in addition to recent claims experience, into account. For some members it means the ...

PDS should reflect PYSP changes: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... July 2019 changes. ASIC has amended Class Order 14/1252 to align with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Super Package) Act 2019 and Regulations (PYSP), part of which bans exit fees from July 1. "We understand that some issuers may have difficulty ...

Super fund set to hike fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... had to increase the fee to $2.25 per week to help cover the cost of implementing the Government's Protecting Your Super Package reforms, which come into effect from July 1. The change will be significant for many of the fund's 85,000 members, who have ...

PYSP puts SMSFs at risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... insurance policies held through an APRA-regulated fund aren't suddenly cancelled. With the Government's Protecting Your Super Package about to kick in, the SMSF Association is warning SMSF trustees to check the status of any super fund memberships they ...

Consolidation hits super fund administrators

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... the pinch of the new superannuation reforms. Link Administration told shareholders that the new Protecting Your Super Package laws will impact its earnings and operations in the 2019 financial year. The scope of regulatory change, member communication ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
A $1.5 billion superannuation fund will increase life insurance premiums as a result of the Protecting Your Super Package reforms. New and existing REI Super members will pay more for death and TPD cover from 1 July 2019. They join the ranks of AustralianSuper ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... reform to superannuation including: the bi-partisan commitment to increase superannuation to 12%; the Protecting Your Super package; the recommendations of the Royal Commission and other pre-election commitments." The Financial Services Council also ...