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Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has received over 3180 COVID-19 related financial complaints since the pandemic was declared in March, with more than 600 directed at superannuation funds. Speaking to members at on online forum ...

Super fund to remediate members

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
An industry superannuation fund is remediating some members after identifying performance discrepancies in its cash and Australian bonds holdings. REI Super said the average estimated credit is less than $60 per member, and the effect of remediation ...

Switching prompts fund to alter allocations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Qantas Super has altered asset allocations across all its investment options in response to COVID-19, market volatility and a high number of members switching options. The $8.5 billion corporate superannuation fund said that the changes would improve ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... pension funds, with US$20 billion requested in direct assistance for pensions as part of a wider US$42 billion bailout request mad in mid-April. The move has been met with widespread criticism, with the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune saying the ...

Fund pulls mandate, alters pandemic definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
QSuper will take the management of its social responsible investment option in house and has changed the definition of pandemic illness. AMP Capital will no longer manage QSuper's socially responsible investment option as of 1 July 2020. "This change ...

Oil to make strong recovery: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
Oil is on track to make a quick and strong recovery despite expectations that a broader recovery is not on the cards for some time, according to State Street Global Markets. Ben Jones, multi-asset class strategist at State Street, said he expects to ...

APRA releases latest ERS data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
APRA has released the newest ERS statistics for the week ending May 10, revealing funds have slipped in meeting the five-day deadline. The weekly report shows 94% of funds paid applications within five business days, down from 96% the previous week. ...

KKR company cut doctors pay during pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Twitter that the company remains committed to delivering quality patient care during the pandemic. KKR did not respond to request for comment.

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... in this time. We are committed to helping our members who are facing uncertainty and hardship," Power said. The average request for CFS, as with most funds, was well below the $10,000 limit and Power thinks that's a good sign. "Rather than taking out ...

Processes are the problem, not people: Count Financial

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The majority of the problems faced by practices in delivering advice efficiently can be attributed to process issues not people, according to Count Financial. Countplus acquired the Count Financial from the Commonwealth Bank late last year for just ...