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BT cuts fees, premiums for super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
From October 1, most BT Super members will pay less in admin fees and insurance premiums - except those with a balance less than $17,000 who will see a rise in admin fees. "At BT, we've been working to simplify and enhance the products we offer to ensure ...

Perpetual axes geared investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... these options would be terminated, with Perpetual ceasing accepting new members into the options as well as withdrawal and switch requests from 14 September 2020. "After a comprehensive review, we've determined that it is in the best interests of members ...

Group risk inflows fall 15%

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
New research from actuary Plan For Life has found that overall group risk premium inflows fell 15% over the 12 months to June, with fresh legislation to blame. This includes the 'Protecting Your Super' legislation, which came into effect on 1 July 2019 ...

Corporate fund overhauls admin fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
A $1.5 billion corporate superannuation fund has reduced death, total and permanent disability (TPD) premiums and administration fees - but income protection premiums will rise. Mercy Super reduced admin fees for super accounts from $1.10 a week plus ...

Ethical super fund overhauls fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
An ethical superannuation fund which targets young, socially aware people has overhauled its investment and administration fees. Cruelty Free Super will change its fees from 1 October 2020, in a move that the fund says should lower the cost over all ...

Westpac scraps SG direct debits

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... potentially worsen the unpaid super problem. On September 4, employers paying superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions had to switch payment methods to either Electronic Funds Transfer or BPAY, as Westpac considered it impracticable to complete its ...

Hostplus can't be killed: Sicilia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has firmly rebutted speculation that COVID-19 and the early release of super scheme could have caused a liquidity crisis, detailing a series of extreme events that wouldn't "kill the fund". "There was never ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Active managers should only charge fees in line with the returns generated from the investment manager's skills, according to Sharon Fay, chief responsibility officer at AllianceBernstein. Speaking at the JANA Annual Conference, Fay said not all active ...

NAB fined over fees for no service

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... have been charged for a service that was not received, and NULIS and MLCN should have made it clearer that customers could switch off the Plan Service Fee." The judgement noted that while MLC Nominees was trustee, it deducted around $59 million from ...

LIC seeks conversion to ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
In a rare move, a listed investment company is looking to convert to an ETF in an attempt to close discount for investors. The Monash Absolute Investment Company (MA1) wants to restructure to an exchange traded managed fund (ETFMF) to re-set the market ...