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Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... from standard taxation practices. Heffron also highlighted the possibility of taxpayers paying tax on capital gains their funds never received. In some instances, taxpayers may see their fund's value decrease, resulting in negative earnings. However ...

NGS Super suffers cyber-attack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... and continue to monitor our systems for signs of any suspicious activity." It comes as regulators are encouraging super funds to strengthen their defences against cyber threats. At last week's Conference of Major Super Funds, minister for home affairs ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... Naughtin shared findings from the research house's latest Our Future World Report at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) last week, highlighting seven global megatrends to keep an eye on. The seven emerging megatrends, which were developed ...

Industry fund bags consecutive customer experience award

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... benchmarking report, which evaluates ease, sentiment and success of customer interactions. The report analysed 16 super funds, with IOOF, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, and CareSuper following as top performers. Though, IOOF had a small sample ...

BT to wind up Retirement Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
As it readies part of its superannuation business for transfer to Mercer, BT is consolidating its remaining funds. BT is in the process of merging its corporate and personal superannuation business with Mercer, following an announcement in May 2022. ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... harnessing data insights." Constructing portfolios and managing portfolio risk gets a whole lot harder as superannuation funds grow larger and more complex. Investment chiefs have to manage many more moving parts. Drawing information up to a fund level ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... Lukas to lead the firm's push into the region. The Chicago-based alternatives asset manager - which focuses on hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate - plans to grow by targeting the deployment of Australian capital into global ...

Mergers, performance dim super satisfaction: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Members are frustrated with their superannuation funds' performance and the drastic pace of consolidation in the industry, a new survey reveals. Roy Morgan's quarterly gauge of member satisfaction found that super funds were graded a 66.6% rating, down ...

US Fed hikes rates amid banking turmoil

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... strong job gains, with low unemployment and persistent inflation concerns. As such, the Fed decided to increase the federal funds rate target by 25 basis points to 4.75-5%. The Fed also signalled more policy tightening may be needed to bring inflation ...

Retirement officer roles critical in super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
With a wave of new members coming into retirement, it's more important than ever for super funds to create dedicated C-suite roles, a panel of executives at the Conference of Major Super Funds urged yesterday. As Aware Super's head of retirement ...