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How likely is a super fund to fail YFYS test?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The average super fund has a 10-15% chance of failing the Your Future, Your Super performance test in any given eight-year period, but some may need to dive a little deeper to determine how at-risk they are, Willis Towers Watson says. Following analysis ...

Adviser platform satisfaction slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The level of satisfaction financial advisers have with their main platform has dropped as the pandemic puts pressure on platform providers to increase capabilities, new research shows. Investment Trends' latest Adviser Technology Needs Report showed ...

ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
ASIC has revealed the major concerns of financial advisers in making advice more affordable following its nine-month review. In an effort to provide consumers access to good quality and affordable financial advice, the corporate regulator unveiled its ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper is working on its next merger, this time with a 43-year-old industry fund. The nation's largest super fund has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund. Established ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The life insurance industry has emerged as a key driver of global economic growth, new research shows. The latest MetLife Value of Life Insurance report aims to increase customer engagement and noted life insurance provides stable, long-term investment ...

Centuria appoints to RE board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Centuria Capital Group appointed two independent non-executive directors to its responsible entity boards. Jennifer Cook and Niole Green joined the two RE boards of Centuria: Centuria Property Funds (CPFL) and Centuria Property Funds No. 2 (CPF2L). ...

Superannuation complaints down 31%: AFCA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Member complaints about superannuation to AFCA fell 31% in the year ending 30 June 2021, after a spike in FY20 stemming from the early release of superannuation allowed during the pandemic. AFCA did not provide a breakdown of complaint types for superannuation ...

AustralianSuper consortium pays $1.67bn for logistics facility

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper is taking a $774 million or 40% stake in Sydney's Moorebank Logistics Park, as a part of a consortium. APAC logistics specialist LOGOS partnered with AustralianSuper, Ivanhoe Cambridge, TCorp and AXA IM Alts to buy Moorebank Logistics ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

SG rise to benefit 6.7m Australians: ISA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The new superannuation guarantee rate of 10% will benefit 6.7 million workers, with the younger and lower-income Australians to benefit the most, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA says the average worker will contribute $233 a year extra to ...