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What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Employers and the government are failing parents, costing mothers $1.6 billion in superannuation, according to new research from Industry Super Australia. Many employers, even large companies, still fail to pay parents parental leave - forcing them ...

Statewide Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
The $12 billion industry fund is upping insurance premiums from November. The fund, and its group insurer MetLife, communicated to members that from November a series of changes will be made to their insurance. These include an increase to premiums ...

Madison delivers for Clime one year on

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
One year after it was acquired, Madison Financial Group has helped boost the performance of parent company Clime Investment Management. Madison, which Clime acquired in June 2020, contributed $3.6 million to the group's FY21 revenue. Madison now has ...

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
Over 200 actuaries provided feedback for a new policy paper from the Actuaries Institute which is recommending a superannuation guarantee rate of 10-12%, earlier access to retirement savings and disincentives for pension lump sums and bequests. Securing ...

New role for Future Super co-founder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The former chief executive and co-founder of Future Super has a new role with a green financier. Kirstin Hunter has been appointed chief people, risk and legal officer at Brighte. Brighte is a green financier which last year raised $100 million led ...

UK pension funds commit to manager diversity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
Some of the UK's biggest pension funds have committed to tackling the lack of diversity in funds management. The Asset Owner Diversity Working Group has launched the Asset Owner Diversity Charter, which aims to "build and investment industry which embodies ...

Wells Fargo AM rebrands, names chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... Capital Partners will become the new owners of Wells Fargo AM. In February, they announced their plans to acquire WFAM from parent company Wells Fargo & Company. The new name reflects the strategic direction for the independent firm, with a singular ...

BTFM, Asgard Capital fined $3m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... court said, by providing customers with statements which did not show that ongoing adviser fees continued to be deducted. Parent company Westpac agreed to pay the civil penalties for BT and Asgard. Pointing to Asgard, the court said it "breached its ...

SelfWealth to add crypto trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... launched US shares in December 2020. Whitaker took up the chief executive position in April 2021, joining from Mercer's parent company Marsh McLennan.

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
New research from the University of South Australia has revealed that the younger generation wants their parents to enjoy their retirement, and they don't feel owed an inheritance. It turns out, the younger generation are not particularly money hungry ...