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Industry fund members more satisfied

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... determine consumer actions and engagement with the fund, he said. Research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Rice Warner shows super members invested outside of MySuper are missing out on $52.5 billion over a 10-year period. ...

AFCA membership deadline arrives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Financial Complaints Authority. ASIC has issued a warning to all Australian financial services licensees, superannuation trustees and authorised credit representatives reminding them that membership to AFCA is mandatory and organisations that fail to ...

Choice members worse off in retirement: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... at retirement compared to those invested in choice products. Research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Rice Warner shows super members invested outside of MySuper are missing out on $52.5 billion over a 10-year period. For ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... all Financial Ombudsman Scheme members have transferred their membership to AFCA, ASIC said. Only 64% of superannuation trustees and retirement savings accounts providers have joined. About 80% of members of the Credit and Investments Ombudsman Scheme ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... weaknesses" despite the launch of the voluntary code of practice nine months ago. Over 2017-18, ASIC reviewed 47 superannuation trustees, which included 11 life insurance providers. From the outset, there was "a very high level of variation" in TPD definitions ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... executive leader of investment managers and superannuation Jane Eccleston highlighted some major initiatives superannuation trustees should brace for. Eccleston warned superannuation funds to expect more "frequent onsite visits" from the regulator. It ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... the day. Speaking at the 2018 Super Investment Conference in Cairns yesterday, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the AIST was relieved to see some common sense finally coming to the discourse over the ...

Trustees caught in a balancing act

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
The financial services Royal Commission exposed substantial breaches of fiduciary duties that show superannuation trustees have to lift their game and improve governance standards, a legal expert says. Holding Redlich partner Paul Faure told the AIST ...

No time for complacency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... the retail super sector but can't afford to be complacent, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Kicking off the 2018 Super Investment Conference in Cairns this morning, AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the Commission ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... of claims under life insurance and general insurance policies. The administration of life insurance by superannuation trustees will also be covered, bringing super back into the Royal Commission spotlight after two weeks of scrutiny in the fifth round ...