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Industry fund ups insurance premiums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
An $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund is increasing the cost of insurance premiums paid by members. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is upping the cost of its death and total and permanent disablement unitised cover as it ...

Cbus, Media Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
After six months of auditioning potential merger partners, Media Super has settled on Cbus in a model that is expected to be similar to that of Equipsuper and Catholic Super joint venture. The two funds haven't yet signed a memorandum of agreement ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
After COVID-19 put paid to the 2020 return hopes of superannuation funds, research house Rice Warner has questioned whether return targets should be lowered. Rice Warner has questioned whether superannuation return targets should be lowered. As the ...

Investors should factor in climate risk: JANA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... unclear policy responses by governments pose a significant risk to returns. In a report sent to clients, including superannuation firms and insurers, JANA urged investors to ensure climate-related financial risk is adequately considered and monitored ...

Job vacancies up 15%: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... companies in financial services looking to fill roles. SEEK data from May revealed that job ads in the insurance and superannuation sectors were down 2%, while almost every other industry saw an uptick following the easing of COVID-19 social distancing ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... designed to take advantage of the government's COVID-19 stimulus package. This includes JobKeeper, early release of superannuation, and boosting cash flow for employers. ATO deputy commissioner Will Day said that with so many Australians impacted by ...

Super funds face fresh data requirements

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... to conduct an ongoing assessment of the impact of the coronavirus and the government's early release scheme on superannuation licensees. "APRA understands that RSE licensees have been under considerable pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, however ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
An $85 billion industry superannuation fund has named a new chief risk officer. UniSuper, the fund for the higher education and research sector, today announced the appointment of Andrew Raftis as its new chief risk officer. Raftis will lead UniSuper's ...

First Nations Foundation gets COVID-19 funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... COVID-19. The event, which has become well known, is a roadshow with the aim of connecting Indigenous people with their superannuation. The event will continue from 2021 and further announcements about the online education tools are expected next mon ...

ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia has labeled a band of MPs "out of touch", after they called for increases to the super guarantee to be put on ice or scrapped completely. Backbench coalition MPs have called for the legislated increase to the SG to be scrapped ...