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AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... pay members' beneficiaries as quickly as possible. "While this made important improvements, we didn't feel it went far enough. After sustained attempts to improve performance with our service provider, we formed the view that our old arrangements ...

ASIC flags 'consistently weak' claims processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... full report early next year; however, it told super fund chief executives that there are many shortcomings it's identified so far that require immediate action. Among them, ASIC said all trustees under review struggled to provide data to ASIC about their ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... underlying a physically settled equity derivative is already recognised as part of a relevant interest in an entity, but only in so far as the counterparty to the derivative has a relevant interest in those underlying securities. Under the proposed reforms ...

AFCA names and shames in fresh Datacube release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... superannuation sector, the largest funds in terms of membership received the most complaints. AustralianSuper topped the list by far with 1550. This was followed by Australian Retirement Trust with 568 and Cbus with 493. Super fund trustees were responsible ...

Bragg calls for Cbus to front Senate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... the Senate has already requested for Cbus to appear at the Senate inquiry, a request that the super fund has declined. "So far, they have said they won't appear. I think that is an extraordinary position for them to take," Bragg said. "We certainly expect ...

Link between super and banking major priority in 2025: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... had complying with our prudential standard on information security several years after it came into force, we are keeping a far closer eye on industry implementation of the new CPS 230 Operational Risk Management," she said. "APRA will continue to engage ...

Capital Partners managing director steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 10 NOV 2024
... opportunities that lie ahead and am committed to leading our team with the same dedication and passion that has brought us this far."

Head of strategy exits Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has farewelled the author of its first corporate strategy upon the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper in 2022. As the head of strategy, Andrew Ko wrote ART's long-term strategic plan. For three years, Ko was responsible ...

AustralianSuper bids farewell to retirement chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper chief retirement officer Shawn Blackmore is setting off to establish his own venture after 17 years with the fund. Blackmore, also previously served as group executive of member experience and advice, and general manager operations ...

Active managers find no saviour in dual access products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... products (ETPs) will be a saviour - or at least a tailwind for their businesses - research from Rainmaker Information paints a far less promising picture. The research, which examined dual access products listed before June 2023, found they were around ...