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Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... chief commercial officer. Adamson brings a raft of experience, including as head of group strategy at NAB, head of corporate super at AMP and later head of AMP Bank strategy, and several senior leadership roles within Commonwealth Bank's retail division. ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... organisational strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds, which collectively offer 164 first-rate products. This represents a decrease from the 56 AAA-rated funds last ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... and 13.9). This amends the Corporations Act to state that a person who provides personal advice to a retail client about a life risk insurance product, general insurance product or consumer credit insurance and receives a commission in connection with ...

AvSuper prepares members for merger, fee changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... the option. ART has 19 investment options for accumulation accounts. Its accumulation MySuper default option is called the Super Savings Lifecycle Investment strategy. AvSuper corporate accumulation members, which are charged the same admin costs, will ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... to do this by investing in companies offering innovative plastic materials with lower carbon footprint and better end of life properties; better usage models that extend the plastics' life; and providing collection, sorting, and recycling solutions. ...

AustralianSuper engages TAL to create retirement option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
AustralianSuper and life insurer TAL have joined forces to create a new 'income for life' retirement option. The engagement extends a longstanding partnership between TAL and AustralianSuper to now support members' financial choices in retirement. ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... total number of superannuation funds in Australia will halve over the next decade, says Mercer. In its inaugural Shaping Super report, Mercer predicts the number of super funds in Australia will decline by another 30% over the next five years and that ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... choice investment options," Vincent said. "As part of this, we're aligning the risk profiles of our MySuper offerings for Super Savings and QSuper account holders. This means Super Savings account holders will have more of their money invested in growth ...

AFCA secures $40m in refunds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... followed by superannuation with 11 reports, general insurance with six reports, investments and advice with three reports and life insurance with one. In superannuation, the issues included breaches of the SIS Act and SIS Regulations, incorrect cancellation ...

ASFA Retirement Standard hits record high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The ASFA Retirement Standard for December quarter 2023 increased to a record high $72,148 per year for couples, and $51,278 for singles. The necessary lump sum for a "comfortable retirement" increased by 3.5% from last year. "Retiree budgets have been ...