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FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... investment in domestic infrastructure development, making these projects accessible to every Australian with money in superannuation. The FSC said the proposed Australian Superannuation and Infrastructure Investment Vehicles (ASIIVs) would unlock around ...

Advice job market not all doom and gloom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... Simon Gvalda said. "Consumers are seeking financial guidance around changes to job circumstances, early access of superannuation, falling investments, investment property issues including increased tenant vacancies and softening of the market." He noted ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... financial advice industry to, in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's words, a true 'profession'," Assistant Minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume said. "This long standing measure, first announced in March 2018 ...

Industry fund appoints administrator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
A $2 billion industry superannuation fund is set to go live with an automated superannuation administration service in early 2021 after inking a mandate with the firm. GuildSuper, the industry super fund for 80,000 people working in the pharmacy, childcare ...

Renewed scrutiny for ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... customers to have their redraw balances returned to what they were if they ask. ME Bank is owned by 26 industry superannuation funds including Media Super, UniSuper, AustralianSuper and Hostplus.

UniSuper stares down job crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
The industry superannuation fund for universities is the only defined benefit fund still open to new members in Australia, now it is grappling with how the sector has been decimated by COVID-19. The travel bans put in place around the world to curb ...

MLC Wealth appoints chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... clients," Chronican said. "He has extensive relevant experience in wealth management and financial services including superannuation, asset management, retail and private banking and financial advice businesses." Chronican added that MLC is progressing ...

No slowdown in sight for ERS applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... Release of Super scheme have shown no sign of slowing, according to APRA's weekly data. Over the week to May 24, superannuation funds made payments to 220,000 members, bringing the total number of payments to 1.63 million since inception. Previously ...

Super withdrawals being misused

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
New research has revealed 40% of those who accessed their superannuation early did not see any drop in their income during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data released by Illion and AlphaBeta, part of Accenture, shows that early superannuation withdrawal ...

Former MLC super boss joins First Sentier

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... board, with the appointment of two new independent directors, including a former MLC chief executive of corporate superannuation. Michelle Tredenick and Richard Wastcoat have been appointed to the board of First Sentier Investors, as the firm aims to ...