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Business registration to be updated

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Registers (MBR) program with a singular registry platform, eliminating seven registry interactions. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy, minister for women's economic security Jane Hume announced the appointment ...

Vanguard Super appoints board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
Vanguard has appointed a four-person board for its forthcoming superannuation product, to be chaired by Peggy O'Neal. The board for Vanguard Super Pty Ltd will include Jeremy Duffield, Anne Flanagan and Cynthia Lui. O'Neal is a former partner at law ...

ASIC extends advice relief measure

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... same time, will not be extended. Relief to facilitate advice about the federal government's early access to superannuation initiative has ended as the scheme was finalised on 31 December 2020. Advisers did not need to provide an SOA when providing ...

Super fund liquidity could be better: RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
While the events of 2020 showed superannuation funds manage liquidity well, funds should consider the extent to which they rely on certain asset classes for liquidity, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said. In its Financial Stability Report for ...

UniSuper tops MySuper league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
UniSuper topped MySuper tables for the three years to February end, as default options hit their one-year high since COVID-19 started. UniSuper Balanced returned 8.3% p.a. over the three-year period, making it the best performing MySuper option. It ...

WTW head of strategic advisory resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... Sydney-based Melville did not confirm her next job opportunity. In WTW's most recent research about Australia's superannuation industry becoming the most successful in the world, Melville commented that super funds have shown considerable resilience ...

EISS Super, TWUSUPER explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
The two industry superannuation funds have signed a memorandum of understanding to weigh a potential merger. If the merger proceeds, the combined fund will have about 130,000 members and $12 billion in funds under management. In a joint statement, the ...

FASEA chair to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... reappointed and will continue in the role on a part-time basis until the organisation is wound up. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy, minister for women's economic security Jane Hume announced Catherine Walter will ...

Include ESG in BFID: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) wants superannuation funds' ESG investments to be included in the proposed Best Financial Interests Duty. The government's BFID wants super trustees to make decisions that are in best "financial" interests of their ...

Mainstream obtains superior takeover offer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... the acquisition proceeds, Mainstream's board will recommend it to shareholders. "Mainstream Group's fund and superannuation services complement SS&C's extensive administration offerings in Australia and throughout the world and demonstrate great ...