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Corporate fund overhauls admin fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
A $1.5 billion corporate superannuation fund has reduced death, total and permanent disability (TPD) premiums and administration fees - but income protection premiums will rise. Mercy Super reduced admin fees for super accounts from $1.10 a week plus ...

Six Park, Rollit Wealth announce partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Rollit Wealth provides subscription services to individuals, as well as a solution for corporates. It features a superannuation performance tracker, as well as property valuation and market data. It also boasts banking, credit and spending analysis ...

SMSF changes unlikely to mushroom new funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... abilities, over-optimistic of their funds' performance, don't carefully monitor performance relative to other superannuation vehicles and are not more financial sophisticated than general super members. The submission also said the people most ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
A third superannuation fund in mere months has terminated its mandate with AMP Capital to manage to its ethical investment option. ESSSuper, the $30 billion government fund for the emergency services, terminated AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
Senator Andrew Bragg is calling for greater scrutiny of how superannuation funds spend members' money, slamming the system that has enjoyed three decades of unquestioned opacity. Appearing at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia event ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... New research has identified that urgent short-term need for money is the main driver for people withdrawing their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research ...

ASIC extends advice, capital raising provisions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
ASIC has extended the relief to financial advice that relates to the early release of superannuation scheme as well as certain capital raisings due to the uncertainty of the pandemic. The corporate regulator has extended the capped advice fees regarding ...

MLC Life restructures, appoints lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... division. MLC Life said the restructure will help deliver superior experiences for customers, financial advisers and superannuation funds, with McCormack saying: "Frankly speaking, I recognise that the current service experience we are delivering is ...

817 super complaints during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... Complaints Authority has revealed the breakdown of what was complained about between 3 March 2020 and 31 August 2020. Superannuation complaints were dwarfed by other industries with just 817 of the 7420 total. Travel insurance complaints made up the ...

Retail fund satisfaction drops

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... retail funds fell by 2.5% while satisfaction in industry funds rose 0.2%, according to new data from Roy Morgan's Superannuation Satisfaction Report. The report shows an overall super fund satisfaction with financial performance rating of 61.6% in July. ...