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WTW appoints Australia segment head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. WTW is the third-largest asset consultant by assets in not-for-profit superannuation funds as at 30 June 2020, according to Rainmaker.

ASIC takes fintech to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... fintech for allegedly misleading customers about the benefits of investing in residential property in self-managed superannuation funds. Squirrel Superannuation Services, an SMSF platform provider, faced the Federal Court on 23 December 2020 for allegedly ...

Prioritise underperformance over stapling: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees says the new Your Future, Your Super laws should prioritise underperformance ahead of stapling as existing members stuck in dud funds will be worse off. In its submission to the draft legislation ...

Class action launched against OnePath

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... the Royal Commission. The class action alleges that OnePath Custodians breached its duties as trustee of various superannuation funds by charging higher fees to members in order to pay unnecessary commissions to financial advisers for no ongoing benefit ...

Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
Despite criticism from superannuation funds over the governments' new super fund performance benchmarks, Rainmaker research shows there is an underperformance challenge that needs to be confronted. The Rainmaker 2020 Superannuation Benchmarking ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... boon for the localisation of Australian businesses that will create investment opportunities and jobs growth, two superannuation fund experts predict. Statewide Super chief executive Tony D'Alessandro and chief investment officer Con Michalakis see ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The industry fund has awarded 15 scholarships to members and non-members to put towards further education in automotive and related industries. MTAA Super said the scholarships are worth up to $5000, with the total standing at $50,000 across 15 winners. ...

Challenger to buy industry-fund-owned bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... which determined that growing the bank would require additional investment and focus. It has decided to focus on superannuation where it is targeting $50 billion in total assets by 2025. "This move ensures our funds can focus on our core goal of achieving ...

Hostplus axes manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
Hostplus has terminated an Australian equities mandate with a Franklin Templeton subsidiary. Balanced Equity Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments Australia with approximately $8 billion in funds under management. ...

Super industry to branch out: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
Over the next 15 years the Australian superannuation industry will evolve into a sophisticated and mature industry, according to Rice Warner's Superannuation Market Projections report. The new report takes a very positive view of the Australian super ...