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Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... disengagement or inertia," Press said. "I strongly encourage trustees to take into account the composition and needs of their membership and check whether their default settings for insurance coverage are reasonable." Members who believe they have been ...

AFCA creates new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed Campbell Daff to the newly created position of head of membership services. Daff has significant experience in the design and delivery of membership value and service propositions and joins ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... standards financial advisers are held to. The Consumer Action Law Centre wants these debt assistance providers to have membership with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to be compulsory and for these firms to be licensed by regulators. "We ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... "At First State Super we have strong opt-in rates and activity to retain insurance. There is a large cohort of the membership that does value the insurance. However, we have found that around 50% of members probably disengaged or not aware of cover," ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... connection point to foster collaboration and information sharing within the buy-side community." The GPFA is expanding its membership to other global pension funds, large asset managers, insurance companies, and other asset owners who share an interest ...

LGS certified carbon neutral

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... said. "The carbon offset projects align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the values of our membership base." Yip added that the projects deliver community benefits in the form of employment opportunities for the local population ...

ERS surges $7bn in a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Early Release of Super payments surged around $7 billion in the first week of July, according to Treasury estimates, but this may not be a reason to panic. Treasury estimates a further $7 billion was wiped from super funds as the second tranche of applications ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... Pennisi said the decision to cull comprehensive advice was made carefully and was in the best interests of the QSuper membership. "Overwhelmingly, our members have told us that they need advice about their investment strategy, ways to make the most of ...

Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... fund's governing trustee board. "Prior to the merger, it was agreed that the composition of our board would reflect the membership of the merged fund," Cochrane said. "We are pleased to welcome four VicSuper directors to the board and acknowledge ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... bad fund," Carruthers said. "It may well be an explicit decision taken to suit the demographic profile of the fund's membership. Of course, there will often be consistent underperformers but it is difficult, and potentially dangerous, to assess funds ...