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Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The $9 billion corporate superannuation fund is launching a passive investment option to members tomorrow, while also reducing administration fees and the amount it contributes to its defined benefit pool. From tomorrow, Qantas Super members will be ...

ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator has disqualified a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor for breaching independence and auditing standards. ASIC found that Gordon Victor Shrubsole from Miranda, New South Wales lacked independence during the process ...

GBST improves compliance checks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
GBST has upgraded its solution to make it easier for superannuation funds to identify members and meet Australian Tax Office tax obligations. GBST Digital now allows super funds to integrate ID verification in their systems without compromising the ...

TelstraSuper lowers admin fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Profit-to-members corporate fund TelstraSuper, which has about $23 billion in assets under management, has lowered its admin fee. From July 1, TelstraSuper Corporate Plus, Personal Plus, Retire Access and Direct Access members will pay an admin fee ...

JANA appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... Srinivasan. "A key strategic driver for JANA is to continue to grow our client base across the not-for-profit, superannuation and insurance sectors. Sai will play a leading role in supporting JANA to meet our growth plans, through increasing diversification ...

Industry funds flag $77bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Two industry superannuation funds announced they are exploring a potential merger to create a $77 billion fund with 1.4 million members. Hostplus and Statewide Super said formal discussions are in the works and that they intend to shortly sign an exclusive ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK pension sector is experiencing similar pressure to that being felt by Australia's super funds, with the pensions regulator asking defined contribution (DC) funds with less than £5 billion in assets being urged to merge. In September last ...

Millennials to reap super reform rewards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Planned superannuation reforms could net millennials $650,000 extra in retirement, according to Colonial First State. Analysis from the institution shows increases to the superannuation guarantee will boost a 35-year-old's super balance by $86,000. ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
By 2040, the government will be spending more on superannuation tax concessions than on the Age Pension, according to the fifth Intergenerational Report released today. The government currently spends about 2% of the GDP on superannuation tax concessions. ...

Catholic Super to drop fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... transfer. With the SFT set to finalise on June 30 and all Catholic Super members to transfer from the MyLifeMyMoney Superannuation Fund to Equip, their fees will decrease. According to Rainmaker data, Catholic Super's default lifecycle strategy investment ...