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Former super fund executive joins fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... financial literacy can benefit hugely from our Financial Wellbeing program," she said. "Those benefits flow through to employers, with research showing financially fit staff are healthier, happier and more productive." More than 100 modules make up the ...

Government moves on Royal Commission super recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... recommendations made in the Royal Commission's final report. Superannuation fund trustees are set to be banned from treating employers in efforts to be selected as their default superannuation fund; with the Government acting on Commissioner Hayne's ...

QSuper hires head of employers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
QSuper has appointed a head of employers and business development to manage the superannuation fund's employer relationships. Erick Cordero moved into the role on February 4. He reports to QSuper's chief of member experience Jason Murray. In ...

Hayne targets superannuation employer connections

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Commissioner Kenneth Hayne took a hard-line against hawking superannuation products and the practices of "treating" employers in his final Royal Commission report. Hayne wants the hawking or unsolicited offer of superannuation products to be prohibited ...

OPINION: Post RC, where to now for retail super?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... blow. So too will the proposed limitations on using MySuper account balances to pay for advice and 'treating' employers. As a result of the RC's recommendations many retail groups and industry funds without a life beyond their award deal ...

Industry fund sees boost in additional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 3 FEB 2019
... current self, meaning they are more likely to save money they don't yet have. The super fund negotiated with default employers and the Australian Services Union to have the program incorporated into enterprise agreements on an opt-out basis. Under ...

Advice jobs are coming: Recruiter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... their clients' best interests are no longer considered for advice manager roles," the report said. "Simply put, employers consider the risk too high." Paraplanners to be in short supply Paraplanners can also look forward to salary raises and more ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... engage with our finances, and then having a plan to achieve these goals can significantly ease stress." However she added employers also had a role in improving financial wellness in their workplaces, noting the research found flexible working hours ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... where organisations must re-establish their traditional leadership role For much of the 20th century, in many countries, employers had a responsibility to help workers navigate retirement but that changed with the shift from defined benefit to defined ...

Legalsuper expands member services arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... said. Over the 2018 financial year, legalsuper's member service team conducted more than 3217 meetings with members and employers across Australia, and provided 118 workplace seminars. The $3.7 billion superannuation fund will launch a new website early ...