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How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... changing, there remains a need to make it simpler for Australians, according to a Mercer report. The Australian retirement income system is highly regarded globally but has never been classified as "A-grade," due to the absence of any requirements for ...

Grant Hackett named chief executive of Generation Development Group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... sales in FY24 and elevate its brand as the market leader in tax aware investing, intergenerational wealth, and retirement income solutions. He's also working towards executing the business's strategic initiatives, which as said in its annual ...

Bennelong refreshes board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... guru Jeremy Cooper was appointed non-executive director, moving from Challenger, where he worked as chairman of retirement income for over a decade.

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... years' experience in financial services, working in investment management, actuarial product development, super retirement income and integration. Before UniSuper, he spent eight years at IOOF as head of platform products and was at Norwich Union ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... high benefits" drawn in retirement and on death benefits; beyond levels deemed necessary to provide a "suitable retirement income." The paper outlined several potential approaches to executing this reform, including, for example, exempting retirement ...

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
MLC will pay close to $65 million to settle a class action that alleged it delayed transferring more than 300,000 members to cheaper MySuper options. Maurice Blackburn has today advised it reached a settlement with MLC Super Fund, NULIS Nominees and ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... Superannuation Guarantee and was first recommended by the Financial Systems Inquiry in 2014 and reinforced in the Retirement Income Review of 2020. Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert welcomed the bill's passage, adding that it's appropriate ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... ASIC and APRA to prepare a new pulse check report by the end of 2025 to assess trustees' progress under the Retirement Income Covenant. "These reforms will work in tandem with the government's Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package, and ...

Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... fund said. At CareSuper, he was head of financial advice, bringing years of experience in financial advice, retirement income strategy and super regulation. King also brings financial advice and leadership experience from 16 years at National Australia ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... that shows retirement confidence among Australians is the lowest it's been in a decade. According to the 2024 Retirement Income Report, only 29% of pre-retiree Australians are well-prepared for their retirement in 2024 - the lowest number in a decade. ...