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Funds SA appoints first CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Funds SA is welcoming a former AustralianSuper investment specialist as its first chief investment officer. Richard Friend has been named to take on the newly created role, with Funds SA now managing more than $27 billion for South Australia's public ...

AustralianSuper enhances fund transparency

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Australia's largest superannuation fund has improved its transparency with members by launching an interactive tool it hopes will be commonplace across the industry. AustralianSuper recently launched a project that displays all of its investments across ...

Adviser Network sets focus on super consolidation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... the ATO's SuperMatch 2 service to provide members with both their lost and known super accounts. "Almost 15 million Australians hold superannuation accounts with over 40% of these people having at least two accounts," Adviser Network chief executive ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... said there are four key measures being put forward, including: Permitting the rollover of unused concessional caps so Australians with superannuation balances of less than $500,000 who have interrupted work arrangements can make 'catch up' superannuation ...

REST boosts member savings through Acorns app

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... REST Super's latest deal with micro-investing app Acorns is a brilliant chess move in the quest to encourage more Australians to save for their retirement. It's one small step for Acorns but a giant leap for the superannuation industry. This month the ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... Australia's default superannuation system. The Productivity Commission is examining alternative models for placing Australians into default superannuation products and begins its study with a "no default" baseline. This baseline has the support of the ...

Suncorp partners for first annuity product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... partnership will deliver value to all of our stakeholders." Challenger chief executive Brian Benari added: "Each day 700 Australians reach retirement age and, the number of over-65s is expected to grow to more than 7 million over the next 40 years. "As ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... problems (88%), emotional health (69%) and lifestyle issues (62%) as the greatest health fears for their staff, while Australians workers worry more about emotional wellbeing (84%) than medical issues (70%). According to MetLife's EBTS, employers do ...

Super funds should reassess view of balances: Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... perceived. "According to APRA, there were almost 30 million accounts at June 2015. This is many more than the 19 million Australians aged 15 or over at the time...Instead of a balance of $42,000 (the average member balance in an APRA fund), ATO data ...

Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... maintaining Australia's robust system is careful planning and brave leadership from our governments," Maddock said. "Australians are living longer, living larger portions of their life in retirement and spending more in retirement, so we need to be well-placed ...