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Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government's move to include compulsory superannuation in its retirement income review has been welcomed by the financial services sector. Responding to the government's establishment of a review of the retirement income system, the peak ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government has established a review into Australia's retirement income system, following through on the Productivity Commission's recommendation. Announced on Friday afternoon, the review's terms of reference will examine the three pillars ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Macquarie Group is planning to develop a 20 gigawatt (GW) suite of renewable energy products through its Green Investment Group over the next five years. Revealed by chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake before fellow global business leaders at the ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australia's peak advocacy body for seniors partnered with a specialist retirement funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes. National Seniors Australia (NSA) has partnered with Household Capital to work towards better retirement outcomes ...

Put risk on the super comparison table: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
As APRA prepares its traffic light rating system for super funds, AMP's head of wealth warns risk needs to be on the table to ensure consumers compare apples with apples. Chief executive of AMP's Australian wealth management division Alex Wade ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit back at newly launched consumer group Super Consumers Australia after it unleashed an attack on MySuper products yesterday. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck moved to play down the significance ...

Super expert re-joins Mercer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
A former Mercer executive has returned to the firm after a brief stint leading superannuation consulting at Rice Warner. Tim Jenkins has been appointed partner in Mercer's institutional wealth division, just over six years after he left behind a ...

Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Two industry superannuation funds worth more than $45 billion combined have confirmed they will merge later this year. Hostplus and Club Super are set to merge in just over a month, after the two industry super funds signed a Successor Fund Transfer ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Insurance in superannuation is now opt-in only for new members under the age of 25 and those with low account balances, after the government's Putting Members' Interests First super reforms passed through the Senate yesterday. The Senate passed ...

Super trustees must do better: Byres

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
APRA will soon need to have some difficult conversations with poorly performing superannuation funds, according to chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at a Gilbert + Tobin event in Sydney this week, Byres said the ability of the prudential regulator to hold ...