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Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
The $110 billion industry fund will stop offering comprehensive advice to new customers on July 6 and cut over 50 positions, as it sees demand for holistic advice fall. QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi said the decision is based on several years ...

SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Australian households are $500 billion better off because of the compulsory superannuation system, according to new research. The latest report from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) estimates compulsory super has added $500 ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
An $85 billion industry superannuation fund has named a new chief risk officer. UniSuper, the fund for the higher education and research sector, today announced the appointment of Andrew Raftis as its new chief risk officer. Raftis will lead UniSuper's ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds are watching Rio Tinto's board-led review of its iron ore division's heritage management processes with keen interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has urged Australians to hold super funds accountable for investing in companies which have destroyed sites of cultural significance to Indigenous Australians. Future Super co-founder and managing director Kirstin ...

VicSuper disputes fee hike claim

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
The $23 billion industry superannuation fund has responded to a claim its members will face increased financial advice fees upon its mega-fund merger with First State Super. Following reports in the Australian Financial Review that internal documents ...

UniSuper stares down job crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
The industry superannuation fund for universities is the only defined benefit fund still open to new members in Australia, now it is grappling with how the sector has been decimated by COVID-19. The travel bans put in place around the world to curb ...

ERS emerges as tax loophole for expats

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme has opened up a handy loophole for expats living in Australia, helping them withdraw their super balances tax-free. Normally, temporary Australian residents would face a 35% tax on the taxable component of their ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme is widening the gender superannuation gap, as a higher proportion of women draw down on their super savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. The analysis, coming out of AMP, found that 21% of women were withdrawing ...