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Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... greater recognition of the situation, rather than presuming the underlying problems can be easily addressed and that 'super funds are failing their members' simply because they are incompetent or uncaring. What matters is whether super funds are working ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... super sector," Bragg said. "These recommendations address the significant issues that have plagued Cbus and other super funds in recent months, on which Labor has been silent." One of the main recommendations was for superannuation trustee boards to ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... has materialised, with boutique advice practices unable to match the marketing budgets of bigger players. Though as super funds move further into the advice space following the government's post- Quality of Advice Review reforms, they may take the reins ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... firsthand - people struggling while trying to come to terms with the fact they have a loved one who's dying - they [super funds] should make this process as smooth as possible, rather than making them jump through hoops and showing zero compassion. A ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... benchmark-relative returns, the allocation to alternatives has marginally increased since 2019, from 23% to 24% for super funds. "The bigger shift has been an increase to equities, which has risen from 47% of portfolios to 52% over the past five years ...

Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... providing the flexibility for funds to shape their advice services to the needs of their members," Blakey said. "If super funds can consider a member's personal and household circumstances, such as any partner's income and super as well as any entitlements ...

AMP launching 'market first' digital advice solution for super members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... Bravura solutions chief executive for APAC Paul Dunn said AMP's Retirement Health Check reflects how "leading super funds" are stepping up to better support their members achieve their retirement outcomes using digital advice solutions. "Using Bravura's ...

AustralianSuper under investigation for delayed death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... claims targets vary between funds, with an inconsistent and ad hoc approach across the superannuation sector. "If they [super funds] have claims timeframes, many of them aren't mandatory or enforceable, and even if they are, they have just huge carve ...

Mercer appoints chief investment officer from TelstraSuper

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... to the investment outcomes of our members' portfolios will help further our position among Australia's best super funds," she said. Given Mercer Super's size, Mercer Pacific chief investment officer Kylie Willment, who has responsibility ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... clear and easy-to-understand financial advice to our members," Doyle said. "These reforms can provide a pathway for super funds to cost-effectively increase the scope and reach of financial advice, while also maintaining strong consumer protection for ...