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AustralianSuper bolsters leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund has added to its executive leadership, with the appointment of a former adviser to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as its new public affairs boss. Sarah Adams has been appointed group executive strategy, brand and reputation ...

IRESS advances surprise bid for OneVue

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... executive Andrew Walsh said. "The combination of OneVue's strength and position in administration of managed funds, superannuation, and investments, with Iress' strength in software and data will drive innovation through technology. This includes ...

Sargon liquidators want to dig deeper

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
Sargon Capital's liquidators are looking for extra funding to dig deeper into the company's transactions, potential claims and the possibility of a dividend payment to creditors. Wexted Advisors has asked Sargon's creditors, of which there ...

ERS emerges as tax loophole for expats

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... balances tax-free. Normally, temporary Australian residents would face a 35% tax on the taxable component of their superannuation balance when they depart the country. For those on working holiday visas, this rate lifts to 65%. The untaxed element of ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme is widening the gender superannuation gap, as a higher proportion of women draw down on their super savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. The analysis, coming out of AMP, found that 21% of women were withdrawing ...

Super fund appoints strategy lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
An ethical superannuation fund has appointed a chief strategy officer to help steer the fund through its planned transformation. Crescent Wealth has confirmed the appointment of Vanessa Liell to the role of chief strategy officer, bringing more than ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
While hundreds of thousands of Australians remove tens of millions from their superannuation accounts, SMSFs are holding their own. The most recent superannuation statistics released by APRA show there was a decrease of 7.7% in total superannuation ...

APRA quashes super liquidity concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
APRA has put to bed any rumour that superannuation funds are at risk of facing liquidity issues as a result of the government's decision to allow Australians early access to their superannuation. Appearing alongside ASIC before the Senate Select Committee ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
APRA has urged all superannuation funds to be more proactive in considering their options, saying that while COVID-19 will pass, its impact will be felt for far longer and funds will soon run out of excuses. Over the past seven years, the number of ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... Financial Standard previously reported that Grow Super was looking for a buyer for its approximately $39 million in superannuation assets with that transfer expected to go through this year. "We are having a couple of active discussions with other superannuation ...