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Summerhayes named Zurich chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Former APRA chair Geoff Summerhayes has been appointed as chair of Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). Summerhayes boasts an impressive track record in financial services as former executive board member of APRA and as chief executive of Suncorp ...

APRA slaps conditions on Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
The regulator has placed additional conditions on the trustee's RSE licence, flagging serious concerns with Diversa's ability to manage risks and deliver quality outcomes for members. APRA explained that the new conditions are designed to address ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
KPMG has identified 10 themes that will shape super fund discussions and decisions, including macro-economic forces directly impacting the industry. KPMG listed market volatility, higher inflation and interest rates as the top issue for super funds. ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
The differences between the US and Australian defined contribution workplace superannuation system has been explored at an academic forum in New York. At the Global Committee of the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) forum ...

AvSuper provides merger update, drops admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
AvSuper confirmed its potential merger with Commonwealth Super Corporation is progressing, while also significantly reducing administration fees for members. Following an Expressions of Interest process, AvSuper signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
There may well be a light at the end of the individual disability income insurance (IDII) tunnel, but there's still a way to travel before the end is reached, according to APRA. Analysis of data to September 2022 shows IDII enjoyed a run of favourable ...

SS&C launches super offering, secures Mine Super mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
SS&C Technologies has secured Mine Super as its first client to deliver superannuation administration services in Australia. SS&C hopes the new agreement with Mine Super will establish a foundation for its new super administration business in APAC. ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Amid a year of economic turbulence and soaring inflation, Financial Standard's most read stories reveal attention was once again focused on the evolving superannuation sector. The worst performing super products and funds underscore the majority ...

Mine Super and TWUSUPER explore merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Mine Super and TWUSUPER have signed a preliminary non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge. If undertaken, a merged entity would create a combined fund managing nearly $20 billion for over 150,000 members. Mine Super chair Christina Langby ...