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Mercer names super services leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
Mercer has appointed a new superannuation services leader to replace Jo-Anne Bloch. Claire Ross has been named superannuation services leader for Australia. She leaves her role as Mercer UK's senior partner and chief operating officer for Asia, the ...

Carolyn Colley joins Milford board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... also an independent non-executive director of the subsidiary settlement and clearing boards of the ASX, IOOF's Superannuation Trustees, Smartgroup and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Milford chair Mark Cross welcomed Colley to the board ...

Link hires RSS compliance head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
Link Group hired a senior superannuation specialist from ASIC to take on the role of global head of risk and compliance for its Retirement & Superannuation Solutions (RSS) division. Theresa Mills joined ASIC in 2016 as a director of its financial literacy ...

Failing Asgard super option to close

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... invested in the fund's Choice options - Asgard SMA Funds or Managed Profiles - will be transferred to the Asgard Superannuation Account (ASA). However, for those who currently hold insurance being transferred to the ASA, they will also require a ...

APRA proposes further unlisted valuation rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
APRA is proposing more stringent rules around how superannuation funds value unlisted assets and is taking industry feedback until 16 February 2022. The prudential regulator seeks to make several changes to Prudential Standard SPS 530 Investment Governance ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
The federal government sparing self-managed superannuation funds from the looming Retirement Income Covenant legislation has been welcomed by the sector. In response to the release of the Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation, SMSF Association ...

Aussies confident about retirement spending: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... worried (47%). Australians are also saving more towards their retirement than the mandated 10% that goes toward their superannuation; many are saving 15% of their income on average. Overall, the global pandemic has spurred Aussies (68%) to focus on their ...

Retirement Income Covenant closer to materialising

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... exposure draft legislation and is taking industry feedback until October 15. The document sets out the obligations of superannuation trustees in designing a strategy for retirees or near-retirees that maximises their retirement income over later years. ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... submission to the federal government's inquiry into housing affordability, Industry Super Australia has suggested superannuation funds could play a key role in creating more affordable housing. "Simply increasing overall housing stock will not ensure ...

AMP North reduces fees, adds options

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... investment menu. The minimum brokerage fee for listed securities for clients is now $18.49 from $34 and applies to superannuation, pension and IDPS clients across the MyNorth, North, Summit and iAccess platform products. The recent fee cut follows on ...