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Super advice gains traction: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
While two in five Australians believe financial advice is unaffordable, more are reaching out to their superannuation fund for guidance. This is according to Investment Trends' 2021 Financial advice report, which found that only 1.8 million Aussies ...

Equip, corporate fund merger complete

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Equip has finalised its latest successor fund transfer, adding $765 million to its funds under management. The fund's merger with BOC Super was official as of November 1, with Equip welcoming about 3000 new members in the process. BOC is a supplier ...

Munro Partners launches climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
The investment manager alongside GSFM launched a new fund that provides exposure to companies benefiting from the move to decarbonisation. The Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund is available to Australian retail investors and is a portfolio of companies ...

AMG Super launches platform, product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
AMG Super has launched a platform that coincides with unveiling a new superannuation product. AMG Super will migrate existing members and products to the new platform in 2022 as part of a major project that will be rolled out over the next 12 months. ...

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
The majority of Australians are unaware of the effects of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) reforms and could potentially be stapled to an underperforming fund for good. The YFYS stapling requirement comes into effect today and will see around one ...

Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The documents produced by Australia's largest superannuation funds have performed dismally in an analysis of readability, with an average score of 45.6 out of a possible 100. Ethos CRS analysed 80 different documents published online by the 10 largest ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Two major pieces of legislation have been introduced in parliament, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The scheme facilitates the reimbursement of up to $150,000 to compensate consumers affected by bad personal advice, credit intermediation ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Choice products charge significantly higher and tend to underperform compared to MySuper options, new analysis by APRA finds. Ahead of unveiling the inaugural Choice Product Heatmap, the prudential regulator released staggering statistics that will ...

ACSRF expands digital partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is expanding its digital partnership with SS&C. SS&C Bluedoor will provide a new mobile app for ACSRF's 86,000 members in which super and pension information can be accessed in real time. ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) appointed the former chief executive of Women in Super as general manager, professional development. Sandra Buckley led Women in Super for the past eight years where she was responsible for ...