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New appointments to FSC board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has today announced the appointments of AMP Australian Wealth Management chief executive Scott Hartley, and Challenger chief executive, people, corporate affairs and strategy Michelle Taylor, as directors to the ...

AustralianSuper sells to Dutch pension fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
The nation's largest super fund offloaded a share of its interest in Ausgrid to the Netherlands' dominant pension provider. AustralianSuper sold 16.8% of its interest in the electricity distributor to APG Asset Management, the investment manager of ...

Hostplus, Statewide formalise merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
The two industry superannuation funds will progress merging after signing a Successor Fund Transfer deed. The SFT, due to take place on 1 April 2022, will see Statewide Super transfer its members and investments to Hostplus, effectively creating a $85 ...

Number one challenge for advice firms revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors' global survey of financial advice firms has found one challenge for Australian advisers stands out above all else. Coming as no surprise to those in the industry, the issue advice firms are grappling with most is compliance. ...

ESSSuper chief executive joins MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
After more than a decade in the role, the chief executive of ESSSuper has resigned to take on a key role with the life insurer as it restructures. Effective 3 January 2022, Mark Puli will exit the fund and take on the role of chief group insurance officer ...

Half of all super products cut fees: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Almost half of all superannuation products have seen their fees cut in the last 12 months while 5% of products' fees dropped more than once. Recent analysis of 463 superannuation fund product disclosure statements by Rainmaker Information found ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
Increasing the number of work hours without affecting Australians' Age Pension could be the solution to the current skills shortage crisis. This is according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is calling on the federal government ...

Financial Advice Hub goes live

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
The one-stop shop for regulatory information for financial advisers launched on December 7. ASIC unveiled the new webpage following feedback from the industry that its resources were hard to find. The hub now consolidates ASIC's existing regulatory ...

ClearView uses new anti-money laundering technology

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
ClearView will use Napier technology to fight money laundering activity. The technology will enable ClearView to monitor insights into its customers and identify suspicious behaviour which could be indicative of money laundering more efficiently, while ...

The dark side of super switching: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
New research from Griffith University and Iress has revealed the 'double-edged sword' of the ease with which consumers can switch their superannuation. The research analysed over 42,000 superannuation switching decisions from 1 January 2019 to 31 March ...