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Super fund restructures, fixed income lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
A $65 billion superannuation fund is restructuring several business units and farewells the head of fixed income and currency after 13 years in the process. Sunsuper is reorganising its public markets division to a business unit that will undertake ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... Protecting Your Super and Putting Members Interests First legislative changes. The fund also cites the Early Release of Superannuation scheme as a driver, with APRA stats out today showing legalsuper has paid about $50 million out under the scheme through ...

AustralianSuper welcomes Rio Tinto departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk was among those to commend the departure of Rio Tinto boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques following the Juukan Gorge scandal. Rio Tinto announced Jacques would be stepping down on September 11, following a review of ...

ERS applications flat line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
There appears to be an end in sight for the withdrawal of Australian's retirement savings, with the latest APRA figures showing the amount of applications has flat lined at around three million. Over the week to September 6, only 49,000 applications ...

HESTA adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... will commence in the new role on 28 September 2020. "HESTA is now embarking on the next evolution of sophisticated superannuation money management. I am looking forward to working with the entire HESTA team in guiding the growth of retirement savings ...

Super fund boss remuneration on the agenda

KARREN VERGARA, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Two major superannuation funds are reviewing their remuneration structures as a result of COVID-19, which will potentially see many executive pay reduce, a public hearing found. Hostplus chief executive David Elia appeared before the House of Representatives ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Complicating the issue is a lack of transparency on how insurers apply these definitions. "In employer policies in superannuation, TPD claims are typically assessed on whether the member has been absent from work for a period of time and is unlikely ...

Super fund tops up Tribeca mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Jun Bei Liu's long/short Australian equities fund has won a $300 million top up from a superannuation fund, as it inches back towards its old size. UniSuper recently added about $300 million to its allocation to Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund and now has ...

Increased SG equals increased fees: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
New research from the University of Sydney suggests that raising the superannuation guarantee to 12% will send fees through the roof. The study conducted by Cameron Murray, economist and research fellow at the University of Sydney, found that increasing ...

ASIC takes disqualification decision to Federal Court

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... auditing their own funds, the funds of an immediate family member and the fund of a close family member. "Self-managed superannuation fund auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the sector," ASIC Commissioner John Price said at the ...